Compare ROG Zenith II Extreme vs ROG Strix TRX40 vs Gigabyte Z590I AORUS ULTRA

Variants
TRX40-E
TRX40-XE

Connectivity

CPU Socket
SRTX4
SRTX4
LGA1200
Expansion Slot
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0/1.1
PCI Express
4x PCIe 4.0 (x16, x16/x16, x16/x8/x16, or x16/x8/x16/x8)
3x PCIe 4.0 (x16/x16/x16) + 1x PCIe 4.0 x4
1x PCIe x16
Ports
[Front] 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Front panel audio | [Rear] 1x Optical S/PDIF + 5x Audio jacks + 1x Intel I211-AT 1Gbps LAN + 1x Aquantia 10Gbps LAN + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 + 9x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 8x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 3x USB 2.0
[Front] 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Front panel audio | [Rear] 1x Optical S/PDIF + 5x Audio jacks + 1x Intel I211-AT 1Gbps LAN + 1x Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5Gbps LAN + 9x USB 3.2 Gen2 (1x USB-C) + 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 8x USB 2.0
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 1.4 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 3x Audio jacks
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Form Factor
Extended ATX (E-ATX) motherboard
ATX motherboard
Mini-ITX motherboard

Dimensions

Size | Length
310 mm / 12.2 inch
305 mm / 12 inch
170 mm
Size | Width
277 mm / 10.9 inch
244 mm / 9.6 inch
170 mm

Display

Display Diagonal
1.77 inch
1.3 inch
Display Type
OLED
OLED

Function

Audio
SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
Realtek ALC1220-VB codec, support for DTS:X Ultra
Chipset
AMD TRX40
AMD TRX40
Intel Z590 Express
Compatibility
10th-gen & 11th-gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors
DAC
ESS ESS9018Q2C
Graphics
[Multi-GPU] Support 3-way SLI or CrossFireX
[Multi-GPU] Support 2-way SLI or CrossFireX
Misc
Networking: Realtek 2.5GbE LAN
Monitoring
Voltage detection, Temperature detection, Fan speed detection, Fan fail warning, Fan speed control
Processor
Supports AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
Supports AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync RGB lighting
Aura Sync RGB lighting
RGB Fusion 2.0, 1x LED strip + 1x RGB LED strip

Performance

Memory | Capacity
8x DIMM, Max 256GB
8x DIMM, Max 256GB
2x DIMMs (up to 64GB)
Memory | Type
Quad channel DDR4 3200MHz, overclockable to 4733MHz ECC or non-ECC
Quad channel DDR4 3200MHz, overclockable to 4733MHz ECC or non-ECC
DDR4 up to 3200MHz dual channel, support for ECC memory (in non-ECC mode) and Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) modules (up to 5000MHz)
Storage
8x SATA III + 5x M.2 SATA or PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
8x SATA III + 3x M.2 SATA or PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD, 2260/2280 (11th-gen Intel processor only) + 1x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD, 2260/2280+ 4x SATA
Storage | RAID
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Production

Debut
2019
2021-01-12 (CES 2021)

Price

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