ASUS PRIME X299-A vs ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING

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PRIME X299-A

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ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING

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PRIME X299-A

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ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING

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At a glance

Key differences

Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.

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Performance6 differences

Compatible processor series

Intel® Core™ i7

AMD Ryzen 3000 Series

Motherboard chipset

Intel® X299

AMD B550

Motherboard chipset family

Intel

AMD

Chipset

Intel® X299

AMD B550

Processor manufacturer

Intel

AMD

Processor socket

LGA 2066 (Socket R4)

Socket AM4

Design1 difference

Weight

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945 g

Connectivity6 differences

Number of chassis fan connectors

Number of SATA III connectors

Supported memory clock speeds

2133,2400,2666,3600,4000 MHz

2133 · 2400 · 2666

USB 2.0 connectors

USB 2.0 ports quantity

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10

Windows 10 · Windows 10 Education · Windows 10 Education x64

General5 differences

Component for

Ethernet LAN

Yes

LAN controller

Intel® I219-V

Intel I225-V

Manufacturer Sku

90MB0U40-M0EAY0

90MB14S0-M0EAY0

Model Number

PRIME X299-A

ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING

Number of memory slots

RAID levels

0, 1, 5, 10

0, 1, 10

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PRIME X299-A vs ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING

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