GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Xtreme X 🆚 Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX
GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Xtreme X and Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX are both motherboards with the same Socket (LGA1700), PCI-Express x16 Slots (2) and M.2 Ports (5). The main differences are in Form factor, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Chipset.
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Brand
Gigabyte
Brand
Asus
Model
Z790 AORUS XTREME X
Model
ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX
MAXIMUS Z690 APEX
90MB18I0-M0AAY0
Release Date
📅 November 2023
Release Date
-
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
* 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
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 Chipset
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
