Compare Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE AX vs MSI MAG B550

Connectivity

CPU Socket
LGA1200
AM4
Expansion Slot
2x Thunderbolt add-in card + 2x USB 2.0/1.1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1
1x PCIe 4.0 x16 + 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 3.0 x1
PCI Express
1x PCIe x16 + 1x PCIe x16 (running @ x4) + 1x PCIe x1
Ports
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2x2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 4x USB 2.0/1.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x DisplayPort 1.2 + 5x Audio jacks + 1x Optical S/PDIF (TOSLINK)
[Front] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1, 1x USB 3.2 Gen1, 2x USB 2.0 | [Rear] 1x PS/2, 1x DP, 1x 2.5G LAN (RJ45), 1x USB 3.2 Gen2, 1x HD Audio, 2x USB 2.0, 1x HDMI, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1, 1x Optical S/PDIF [Graphics] 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x DisplayPort
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Form Factor
ATX motherboard

Dimensions

Size | Length
305 mm
30.5 cm
Size | Width
244 mm
24.4 cm

Function

Audio
Realtek ALC1220-VB codec
Realtek ALC1200 Codec, 7.1-channel
Chipset
Intel Z590 Express
AMD B550 Chipset
Compatibility
10th-gen & 11th-gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors
Graphics
Multi-GPU: Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology
Misc
Networking: Realtek 2.5GbE LAN
Monitoring
Voltage detection, Temperature detection, Fan speed detection, Water cooling flow rate detection, Fan fail warning, Fan speed control
Operating System
Windows 10
Processor
Support 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
RGB Lighting
RGB Fusion 2.0, 2x LED strip + 2x RGB LED strip
Security
Trusted Platform Module header (For GC-TPM2.0 SPI / GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 modules only)

Performance

Memory | Capacity
4x DIMMs (up to 128GB)
Memory | Type
DDR4 up to 3200MHz dual channel, support for ECC memory (in non-ECC mode) and Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) modules (up to 5000MHz)
4x DDR4 2667 - 4866+ MHz non-ECC
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD, 2260/2280/22110 (11th-gen Intel processor only) + 2x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD, 2260/2280/22110 + 6x SATA
RAID 0, RAID 1 M.2 NVMe / RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 SATA
Storage | RAID
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Production

Debut
2021-01-12 (CES 2021)

Price

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