Product comparison

Sound card

Yes

Sound card chip

Realtek ALC887

SupremeFX S1220

Realtek ALC1220

SupremeFX S1220A

Realtek ALC S1200A

Realtek ALC892

Bluetooth

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Bluetooth version

5.0

Ethernet connection (RJ45)

Yes

Max Ethernet speed

1 Gbit/s

2.5 Gbit/s

1 Gbit/s

2.5 Gbit/s

1 Gbit/s

Network chip

Realtek RTL8111H

Realtek RTL8125CG

Realtek RTL8125BG

Intel I211-AT

Realtek RTL8125CG

Realtek RTL8200A

Number of Ethernet connections

1

2

1

2

1

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Wireless networking standard (IEEE 802.11)

802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5), 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)

802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)

RAID controller

Yes

Type of RAID

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10

Support for multiple graphics cards

Yes

No

Yes

Multi-GPU technology

CrossFireX

3-Way SLI, CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 2-Way CrossFireX

CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way CrossFireX

CrossFireX, SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 2-Way CrossFireX

CrossFireX

Chassis fan connectors

3

2

3

2

3

Internal S/PDIF

1

0

1

Internal USB ports

Yes

Internal USB 2.0 ports

2

4

2

4

Internal USB 3 Gen 1 ports (5Gbps)

1

2

Internal USB 3 Gen 2 ports (10Gbps)

0

1

0

1

0

Internal USB 3 Gen 2x2 ports (20Gbps)

0

M.2

1

2

Other internal connectors

Internal serial port

SATA (Serial ATA)

Yes

Max SATA speed

6 Gb/s

Number of SATA ports

6

8

4

6

8

6

U.2

0

DisplayPort

No

Yes

No

DisplayPort version

1.4

1.2

Number of DisplayPort outputs

1

DVI

Yes

No

Yes

Number of DVI outputs

1

HDMI

Yes

No

Yes

HDMI version

2.0b

2.1

2.0b

1.4b

2.0

Number of HDMI outputs

1

2

1

Headphone output

Yes

Microphone input

1

Other connectors

PS/2

1

0

1

0

1

S/PDIF

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Coaxial S/PDIF out

0

Optical S/PDIF out

1

USB

Yes

Type of USB connector

USB (Type A), USB (Type C)

USB (Type A)

USB 2.0

2

0

2

0

4

USB 3 Gen 1 (5Gbps)

3

4

0

4

USB 3 Gen 2 (10Gbps)

2

8

2

8

3

0

USB 3 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps)

0

Depth

234 mm

244 mm

170 mm

244 mm

235 mm

Width

305 mm

170 mm

305 mm

Other expansion slots

PCI Express version

3.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

PCI Express x1

3

1

0

3

2

PCI Express x16

1

3

1

3

2

PCI Express x4

1

0

PCI Express x8

0

PCI slots

0

Features

LED lighting

Chipset

Cooling

Passive

Active

Passive

Active

Passive

Form factor

ATX

Mini-ITX

ATX

Graphics card

No

Support for integrated graphics in CPU

Yes

No

Yes

ECC support

Yes

No

Yes

No

Maximum amount of memory

64 GB

128 GB

64 GB

128 GB

64 GB

Memory module

DIMM

Memory slots

4

2

4

Memory speeds

DDR4-2800, DDR4-2666, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2133, DDR4-3200, DDR4-3000, DDR4-3466

DDR4-2800, DDR4-2666, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2133, DDR4-3200, DDR4-3000, DDR4-3400, DDR4-2933, DDR4-3466, DDR4-3600, DDR4-3733, DDR4-3866, DDR4-4000, DDR4-4133, DDR4-4266, DDR4-4400, DDR4-4600

DDR4-2666, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2133, DDR4-3200, DDR4-3333, DDR4-2933, DDR4-3600, DDR4-4000, DDR4-4400, DDR4-4600, DDR4-4866

DDR4-2800, DDR4-2666, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2133, DDR4-3200, DDR4-3000, DDR4-3466

DDR4-2800, DDR4-2666, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2133, DDR4-3200, DDR4-3000, DDR4-3400, DDR4-3600, DDR4-3866, DDR4-4000, DDR4-4133, DDR4-4266, DDR4-4400

DDR3-2133, DDR3-2400, DDR3-2800, DDR3-3200, DDR3-3000, DDR3-2933, DDR3-2666, DDR4-3200, DDR4-3466, DDR4-3600, DDR4-4400

DDR4-2666, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2133, DDR4-3200, DDR4-2933

Type of memory

DDR4

Release year

2018

2019

2020

2018

2019

2018

64-bit processor

Yes

Integrated CPU

No

Compatible processors

A-Series A8, A-Series A6, A-Series A10, Athlon X4, Ryzen 7, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 3, A-Series A12, Ryzen 9

Ryzen 7, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 3, Ryzen 9

A-Series A8, A-Series A6, A-Series A10, Ryzen 7, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 3, A-Series A12, Ryzen 9

Number of processor sockets

One

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

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