Compare ROG Strix TRX40 vs EVGA Z590 FTW WiFi vs MSI A520
Variants
TRX40-E
TRX40-XE
For Gamers
For Pros
Connectivity
CPU Socket
SRTX4
LGA1200 (10th & 11th Intel Core CPUs)
AMD Socket AM4
Expansion Slot
[Storage] 4x SATA III + 1x M.2
PCI Express
3x PCIe 4.0 (x16/x16/x16) + 1x PCIe 4.0 x4
PCIe 4.0: 2x x16 (running at x16/x8 + x8) + 1x x4
1x X16 + 2x X1 Gen3
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] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 | [Rear] 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2x2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps)
[Front] 2x USB-A + 4x USB-A + 1x serial | [Rear] 1x Realtek RTL81111H Gigabit LAN + 4x USB-A + 2x USB-A + 3x HD audio + 1x DP + 1x HDMI
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 (preinstalled in the M.2 Key-E 32mm slot)
Construction
Form Factor
ATX motherboard
ATX Motherboard
M-ATX
Dimensions
Size | Length
305 mm / 12 inch
12" / 305 mm
Size | Width
244 mm / 9.6 inch
9.6" / 244 mm
Display
Display Diagonal
1.3 inch
Display Type
OLED
Function
Audio
SupremeFX8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
7.1 Channel Realtek 1220, EVGA NU Audio
Chipset
AMD TRX40
Intel Z590 Chipset
AMD A520 Chipset
Compatibility
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
Graphics
[Multi-GPU] Support 2-way SLI or CrossFireX
Processor
Supports AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync RGB lighting
Performance
Memory | Capacity
8x DIMM, Max 256GB
4x DIMMs, up to 128GB
2 DIMMs, up to 64 GB dual channel
Memory | Type
Quad channel DDR4 3200MHz, overclockable to 4733MHz ECC or non-ECC
Up to DDR4 5100MHz
DDR4 2667/ 2800 /2933 /3000 /3066 /3200 /3466 /3600/ 3733 /3866 /4000 /4133 /4266 /4400/ 4600+ MHz
Storage
8x SATA III + 3x M.2 SATA or PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
6x SATA 6.0Gbps + 1x M.2 PCIe 4 110mm + 1x M.2 PCIe 3 110mm + 1x M.2 80mm PCIe / SATA + 1x M.2 Key-E 32mm
RAID 0/1/10 support
Production
Debut
2021
2020-08-18
Model Name
121-RL-E597-KR
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