GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO X3D vs ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite Motherboard Comparison

GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO X3D and ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite are both motherboards with the same PCI-Express x16 Slots (3), RAM Slots (4) and Onboard USB 2.0 (2). The main differences are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO X3D	ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite
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Brand GIGABYTE	Brand ASRock
Model X870E AORUS PRO X3D X870E A PRO X	Model Z790 Taichi Lite 90-MXBMF0-A0UAYZ
Release Date 📅 February 2026	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 AM5	Socket LGA1700
Form factor ATX	Form factor EATX
Chipset AMD X870E	Chipset Intel Z790
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 9000Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 3600Mhz 4000Mhz 4400Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5600Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz
* 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 -	Audio Chipset - 5.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec) - WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs) - ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR) - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel - Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port - Nahimic Audio
Audio Channels -	Audio Channels 5.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset 1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Killer E3100G)- Supports Killer LAN Software- Supports Killer DoubleShot Pro
Max LAN Speed -	Max LAN Speed 2.5Gbps + 1Gbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports -	Back I/O Ports 2 x Antenna Ports 1 x HDMI Port 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 2 x USB4 Thunderbolt 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB4 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt protocol)* 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB32_12 are Lightning Gaming Ports. USB32_34 support Ultra USB Power.) 2 x USB 2.0 Ports 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack) 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack) * Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W) charging
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 7	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 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 8
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 6
M.2 Devices support 2280 / 25110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2230 - E Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 256 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 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1