Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX vs Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 V2 Motherboard Comparison

Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX and Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 V2 are both motherboards with the same Socket (LGA1700), Form factor (ATX) and Chipset (Intel Z690). The main differences are in Supported Memory, CrossFire Support, Wi-Fi Generation and M.2 Ports.

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Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX	Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 V2
Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $272.38	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $378.31
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Brand Gigabyte	Brand Gigabyte
Model Z690 AORUS ELITE AX	Model Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 V2
Release Date -	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 ►
Series AORUS	Series -
Socket LGA1700	Socket LGA1700
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset Intel Z690	Chipset Intel Z690
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz	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 4933Mhz 5000Mhz 5133Mhz 5333Mhz
* 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 * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.	Audio Chipset -
Audio Channels 2-channel analog output 7.1-channel digital signals	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 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x HDMI port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x RJ-45 port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 2 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 5	M.2 Ports 4
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2230 - E Key	M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	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