Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP vs Z590 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Comparison

Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP and GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS XTREME are both motherboards with the same Form factor (EATX), PCI-Express x16 Slots (3) and RAM Slots (4). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Chipset.

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Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP	GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS XTREME
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Brand Gigabyte	Brand GIGABYTE
Model X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP	Model Z590 AORUS XTREME
Release Date -	Release Date 📅 March 2021
* 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 LGA1200
Form factor EATX	Form factor EATX
Chipset AMD X870E	Chipset Intel Z590
Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 7900Mhz 7950Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8266Mhz 8400Mhz 8600Mhz 8800Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3600Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4200Mhz 4400Mhz 4600Mhz 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5133Mhz 5333Mhz 5400Mhz
* 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	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9018K2M DAC+TI OPA1622 operational amplifier
Audio Channels 5.1 Channels	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset 2 x Marvell AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chips	LAN Chipset Aquantia 10GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed 2 x 10Gbps	Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support Yes
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x HDMI port (Note) 2 x USB4 USB Type-C ports (DisplayPorts (Note)) 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x RJ-45 ports 2 x antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 2 x audio jacks (Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.	Back I/O Ports 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x Clear CMOS button 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 connector (USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support) 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 1 x HDMI port 2 x RJ-45 port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation 6
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 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 3
M.2 Devices support 2280 / 25110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key (Intel 11th Gen only)
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 256 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
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