Compare EVGA Z490 DARK vs MSI B550 UNIFY

Connectivity

CPU Socket
LGA1200 (10th & 11th Intel Core CPUs)
AMD Socket AM4 (for up to Ryzen 9 processors)
Expansion Slot
6x SATA-III + 4x M.2
PCI Express
PCIe 3.0: 3x x16 (running at x16/x8 + x8 + x4) + 1x x4
2x PCI-e x16 + 2x PCI-e x1
Ports
[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 Gen2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 4x USB 2.0 + 5x audio ports + Optical S/PDIF + Realtek 8125B-CG 2.5G LAN + HDMI | [Rear] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 4x USB 2.0
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1 (preinstalled in the M.2 Key-E 32mm slot)
Intel WiFi 6 AX200, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Form Factor
E-ATX Motherboard
ATX

Dimensions

Size | Length
12" / 305 mm
Size | Width
10.9" / 277 mm

Function

Audio
Realtek ALC1220 + SV3H615 controllers 7.1 Channel Realtek + EVGA NU Audio
Chipset
Intel Z490 Chipset
AMD B550 Chipset
Multi-GPU
Crossfire

Performance

Memory | Capacity
2x DIMMs, up to 64GB
2x DIMMs, up to 64 GB
Memory | Type
Up to DDR4 4800MHz
Dual Channel DDR4-5300MHz+ (MAX 5800)
Storage
8x SATA 6.0Gbps + 1x U.2 + 2x M.2 Key-M 110mm + 1x M.2 Key-E 32mm
RAID 0/1/10

Production

Debut
2020
2020-10-27
Model Name
131-CL-E499-KR

Price

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