Gigabyte Z490 AORUS XTREME vs Z790 AORUS Xtreme X Motherboard Comparison

Gigabyte Z490 AORUS XTREME and GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Xtreme X are both motherboards with the same Form factor (EATX) and RAM Slots (4). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Chipset.

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Gigabyte Z490 AORUS XTREME	GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Xtreme X
Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $361.50	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $1,392.39
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Brand Gigabyte	Brand Gigabyte
Model Z490 AORUS XTREME	Model Z790 AORUS XTREME X
Release Date 📅 May 2020	Release Date 📅 November 2023
* 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 LGA1200	Socket LGA1700
Form factor EATX	Form factor EATX
Chipset Intel Z490	Chipset Intel Z790
Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3666Mhz 3733Mhz 3800Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4300Mhz 4400Mhz 4500Mhz 4600Mhz 4700Mhz 4800Mhz 5000Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4000Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5333Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 7900Mhz 7950Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8266Mhz
* 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+ESS ES9218P DAC (front panel audio) Realtek ALC1220-VB codec+ESS ES9018K2M DAC+TI OPA1622 operational amplifier (rear panel audio)	Audio Chipset 1 ESS ES9280AC DAC chip + 2 ESS ES9080 chips DTS Sound Unbound High Definition Audio 2-channel Support for S/PDIF Out * The line out jack and the optical S/PDIF out connector can only be used one at a time.
Audio Channels 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out	Audio Channels 2 Channels
LAN Chipset AQUANTIA 10GbE LAN	LAN Chipset Marvell AQtion AQC107 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps) (LAN1)
Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 10/100/1000/2500Mbps	Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 2.5Gbps
SLI Support Yes	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 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x Clear CMOS button 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 connectors (USB Type-C ports with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x HDMI port 2 x RJ-45 ports 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks	Back I/O Ports 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x OC Ignition button 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 connectors (USB Type-C ports with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support) 10 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 2 x RJ-45 ports 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 2 x audio jacks * The mic in jack supports only mono microphone input
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 6	Wi-Fi Generation 7
PCI-Express x16 Slots 3	PCI-Express x16 Slots 2
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 4
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 5
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2230 - E Key	M.2 Devices support 2280 / 25110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 1	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 2