ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula vs MSI MEG Z790 Godlike MAX
Summary
- These motherboards have a different manufacturer feature set.
- These motherboards are different sizes, the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula is an ATX (304mm x 244mm) motherboard whilst MSI MEG Z790 Godlike MAX is an E-ATX (310mm x 305mm).
- The ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula takes DDR5 memory and supports faster memory speeds, upto 8000 MHz, which is 200 MHz more than the MSI MEG Z790 Godlike MAX which only supports speeds upto 7800 MHz.
- The MSI MEG Z790 Godlike MAX has 2 memory channels and supports a greater memory total memory capacity of upto 256 GB, which is 64 GB more than the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula which only supports upto 192 GB.
- The MSI MEG Z790 Godlike MAX supports faster LAN speeds, upto 10000 Mbps, which is 5000 MHz more than the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula which only supports speeds upto 5000 MHz.
- These motherboards come with diffent box contents.
Comparison Table
| ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula | MSI MEG Z790 Godlike MAX | ||
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| Manufacturer | ASUS | MSI | |
| Series | ROG | MEG | |
| Market | Gaming | Gaming | |
| Price Point | Enthusiast | Enthusiast | |
| Key Features |
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| Color Scheme | White | - | |
| Form Factor | ATX | E-ATX | |
| Height (mm) | 244 mm | 305 mm | |
| Width (mm) | 304 mm | 310 mm | |
| Power Stages | 20+1+2 | 26+2 Duet Rail Power System 105A | |
| PCB Layers | - | 8 | |
| Backplate | - | ||
| VRM Heatsink | |||
| Chipset Heatsink | |||
| M.2 Heatsinks | |||
| CPU | |||
| CPU Socket Type | LGA1700 | LGA1700 | |
| CPU Sockets | 1 | 1 | |
| Chipset | Intel Z790 | Intel Z790 | |
| Memory | |||
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 | |
| Memory Slots | 4 | 4 | |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 | |
| Max Memory Speed | 8000 MHz | 7800 MHz | |
| Max Memory Capacity | 192 GB | 256 GB | |
| Graphics | |||
| Supports CPU Integrated Graphics | |||
| AMD Multi GPU Support | - | ||
| Audio | |||
| Audio Chipset/Codec | ROG SupremeFX 7.1 ALC4082 | Realtek ALC4082 + ES9280AQ PRO | |
| Audio Channels | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| Rear Panel Audio Jacks | 5 | 5 | |
| Rear Panel SPIDF | 1 | 1 | |
| Connectivity | |||
| LAN Chipset | Realtek 5Gb Ethernet | Marvell® AQC113CS-B1-C 10Gbps LAN Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN | |
| LAN Speed | 5000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps | |
| Wi-Fi Chipset | Intel Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 | |
| Wi-Fi Gen | 7 | 7 | |
| Bluetooth Vn | 5.4 | 5.4 | |
| PCIe Slots | |||
| PCIe 5.0 x16 | 2 | 2 | |
| PCIe 4.0 x4 | 1 | - | |
| Storage | |||
| SATA 6Gbps Ports | 4 | 6 | |
| M.2 Slots | 5 | 7 | |
| SATA Raid Support | RAID 0:1:5:10 | RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 | |
| M.2 Raid Support | RAID 0:1:5:10 | RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 | |
| USB / Thunderbolt | |||
| Rear Panel Ports | |||
| Thunderbolt 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 C | 1 | - | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 5 | 7 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 C | - | 1 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 4 | - | |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 Supported Ports | 4 | 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 | |
| 8 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 | 3 | 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 | - | ||
| CPU Over Voltage Jumper | - | ||
| Slow/Safe Boot Jumper | - | ||
| Low Temp Boot Jumper | - | ||
| Voltage Check Point | - | ||
| Other Features |
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| On Board Buttons / Switches |
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| Dual Bios | - | ||
| Rear Panel | |||
| HDMI | 1 | - | |
| Audio Jacks | 5 | 5 | |
| SPIDF | 1 | 1 | |
| Wi-Fi Antennae | 2 | 2 | |
| RJ45 | 1 | 2 | |
| Thunderbolt 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 C | 1 | - | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 5 | 7 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 C | - | 1 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 4 | - | |
| Buttons | Clear CMOS BIOS Flashback | Clear CMOS Flash BIOS Smart Button | |
| In The BOX | |||
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