ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E GENE vs MSI MEG X670E Ace

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Comparison Table

ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E GENE MSI MEG X670E Ace
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Manufacturer ASUS MSI
Series ROG MEG
Market Gaming Gaming
Price Point Enthusiast Enthusiast
Key Features
  • Dynamic clocking
  • AI Cooling
  • PCIe 5.0 M.2 Card
  • IT-170 Server-grade PCB material
  • Thickened 2oz copper
  • Enlarged PCH Heatsink
Form Factor Micro-ATX E-ATX
Height (mm) 244 mm 277 mm
Width (mm) 244 mm 305 mm
Power Stages 16+2+2 110A 22+2+1 Duet Rail Power System 90A
PCB Layers - 8
Backplate -
VRM Heatsink
Chipset Heatsink
M.2 Heatsinks
CPU
CPU Socket Type AM5 AM5
CPU Sockets 1 1
Chipset AMD X670 AMD X670
Memory
Memory Type DDR5 DDR5
Memory Slots 2 4
Memory Channels 2 2
Max Memory Speed 8000 MHz 8000 MHz
Max Memory Capacity 96 GB 256 GB
Graphics
Supports CPU Integrated Graphics
AMD Multi GPU Support -
Audio
Audio Chipset/Codec ROG SupremeFX 7.1 ALC4080 Realtek ALC4082 + ES9280AQ PRO
Audio Channels 7.1 7.1
Rear Panel Audio Jacks 5 5
Rear Panel SPIDF 1 1
Connectivity
LAN Chipset Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN Marvell® AQC113CS-B1-C 10Gbps LAN
LAN Speed 2500 Mbps 10000 Mbps
Wi-Fi Chipset Wi-Fi 6E AMD Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Gen 6E 6E
Bluetooth Vn 5.3 5.3
PCIe Slots
PCIe 5.0 x16 1 3
Storage
SATA 6Gbps Ports 4 6
M.2 Slots 3 4
SATA Raid Support RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10
M.2 Raid Support RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10
USB / Thunderbolt
Rear Panel Ports
USB 4 C 2 -
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 C - 2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 A 5 8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 C 1 -
USB 2.0 A 2 -
Motheboard Headers / Expansion
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Headers 1 2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Supported Ports 1 2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Headers 1 2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Supported Ports 2 4
USB 2.0 Headers 2 2
USB 2.0 Supported Ports 4 4
Other USB Info USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 60W fast charge USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 60W fast charge via PD connector
Motherboard Features / Connections
Power
24 pin ATX Power 1 1
8 pin 12v Power 2 2
6 pin PCIe Power 1 -
6 pin PCIe Power - 1
Fans / LED Headers
4 Pin CPU Fan 2 1
4 Pin Pump Fan 1 2
4 Pin System Fan 4 5
ARGB v2 3 Pin LED 2 3
RGB 4 Pin LED 1 1
Other Features / Headers
Debug LED's
Debug Code Display
Chassis Intrusion Connector -
Tuning Controller Header - 1
Water Flow Meter Header - y
Clear CMOS Jumper -
Slow/Safe Boot Jumper -
Low Temp Boot Jumper -
Voltage Check Point
Other Features
  • 1 x 80 Light Bar jumper
  • 1 x LN2 Mode jumper
  • 1 x Osc sence header
 -
On Board Buttons / Switches
  • 1 x Alteration Mode Switch
  • 2 x BCLK button
  • 1 x FlexKey button
  • 1 x ReTry button
  • 1 x Safe Boot button
  • 1 x Slow Mode switch
  • 1 x Start button
  • Power
  • Reset
Dual Bios -
Rear Panel
Audio Jacks 5 5
SPIDF 1 1
Wi-Fi Antennae 2 2
RJ45 1 2
PS/2 1 -
USB 4 C 2 -
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 C - 2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 A 5 8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 C 1 -
Buttons Clear CMOS BIOS Flashback Clear CMOS Flash BIOS Smart Button
In The BOX
Box Contents
  • 1 x RGB extension cable
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
  • 1 x ROG GEN-Z.2 with heatsink
  • 1 x M.2 pad for ROG GEN-Z.2
  • 2 x M.2 screw package for ROG GEN-Z.2
  • 1 x ROG True Voltician
  • 4 x cables for ROG True Voltician
  • 1 x Thermal pad for M.2
  • 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
  • 1 x Q-connector
  • 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package for M.2 backplate
  • 1 x ROG Graphics card holder
  • 1 x ROG key chain
  • 1 x ROG stickers
  • 1 x ROG thank you card
  • 1 x Rubber Package for M.2 backplate
  • M-Vision LCD
  • M.2 XPander-Z
  • USB Drive
  • Wi-Fi Antenna
  • M-Vision Cable
  • 4 x SATA Cables
  • 1to2 RGB LED Extension Y Cable
  • Rainbow RGB LED Extension Cable
  • EZ Front Panel Cable
  • 2x Thermistor Cables
  • EZ M.2 Clips
  • MSI Cable Stickers
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