GIGABYTE X570S AORUS Elite AX vs Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W Motherboard Comparison

GIGABYTE X570S AORUS Elite AX and Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), PCI-Express x16 Slots (3) and SATA 6 Gbps Ports (6). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and CrossFire Support.

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GIGABYTE X570S AORUS Elite AX	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W
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Brand Gigabyte	Brand Gigabyte
Model X570S AORUS ELITE AX X570S AORUS ELITE AX (rev. 1.1)	Model Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W
Release Date 📅 February 2022	Release Date -
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Socket AM4	Socket LGA1700
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset AMD X570	Chipset Intel Z790
Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2933Mhz 3300Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4600Mhz 4800Mhz 5100Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4000Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support No	ECC RAM Support No
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1220-VB codec	Audio Chipset -
Audio Channels 7.1 Channels	Audio Channels -
LAN Chipset Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip	LAN Chipset -
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000/2500Mbps	Max LAN Speed -
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x HDMI port 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 1 x RJ-45 port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks	Back I/O Ports -
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 6	Wi-Fi Generation 6E
PCI-Express x16 Slots 3	PCI-Express x16 Slots 3
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 3	M.2 Ports 4
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0