Compare ROG Strix TRX40 vs EVGA Z490 DARK vs MSI MAG B550
Variants
TRX40-E
TRX40-XE
Storage
Connectivity
CPU Socket
SRTX4
LGA1200 (10th & 11th Intel Core CPUs)
AM4
Expansion Slot
1x PCIe 4.0 x16 + 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 3.0 x1
PCI Express
3x PCIe 4.0 (x16/x16/x16) + 1x PCIe 4.0 x4
PCIe 3.0: 3x x16 (running at x16/x8 + x8 + x4) + 1x x4
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 Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5Gbps LAN + 9x USB 3.2 Gen2 (1x USB-C) + 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 8x USB 2.0
[Internal] 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 6x USB 2.0 | [Rear] 5x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x PS/2 + 1x Mini DisplayPort + 2x RJ45 (1x 2.5Gbps + 1x 1Gbps)
[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 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1 (preinstalled in the M.2 Key-E 32mm slot)
Construction
Form Factor
ATX motherboard
E-ATX Motherboard
Dimensions
Size | Length
305 mm / 12 inch
12" / 305 mm
30.5 cm
Size | Width
244 mm / 9.6 inch
10.9" / 277 mm
24.4 cm
Display
Display Diagonal
1.3 inch
Display Type
OLED
Function
Audio
SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
Realtek ALC1220 + SV3H615 controllers 7.1 Channel Realtek + EVGA NU Audio
Realtek ALC1200 Codec, 7.1-channel
Chipset
AMD TRX40
Intel Z490 Chipset
AMD B550 Chipset
Graphics
[Multi-GPU] Support 2-way SLI or CrossFireX
Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology
Operating System
Windows 10
Processor
Supports AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
Support 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync RGB lighting
Performance
Memory | Capacity
8x DIMM, Max 256GB
2x DIMMs, up to 64GB
Memory | Type
Quad channel DDR4 3200MHz, overclockable to 4733MHz ECC or non-ECC
Up to DDR4 4800MHz
4x DDR4 2667 - 4866+ MHz non-ECC
Storage
8x SATA III + 3x M.2 SATA or PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
8x SATA 6.0Gbps + 1x U.2 + 2x M.2 Key-M 110mm + 1x M.2 Key-E 32mm
RAID 0, RAID 1 M.2 NVMe / RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 SATA
Production
Debut
2020
Model Name
131-CL-E499-KR
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