Product Comparison: ASUS X99-PRO vs Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5

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ASUS X99-PRO Motherboard

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Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5 Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASUS

Gigabyte

Model

X99-PRO

GA-X99-GAMING 5

Origin

China

About the Product

ASUS X99-PRO ATX DDR4 3000 LGA 2011-3. Patent Pending OC Socket – Drive CPU and DDR4 performance beyond all expectations! Crystal Sound 2 - Flawless audio that makes you part of the game!

GIGABYTE X99 series motherboards use an all digital CPU power design from International Rectifier which includes both 4th Generation digital PWM Controllers and industry-leading 3rd Generation PowIRstage controllers.

Key Specs

Form Factor

ATX

Socket

LGA2011-3

Chipset

Intel X99

Supported Processors

Supports Intel i7 Processors

Supports Intel i7 / Xeon Processors

Memory Slot Type

288 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS X99-PRO Motherboard

Works for me. Good ATX board.
Perfect ATX board for me.
Amazing board with good ATX form factor.
Installation was easy to my box.
I recommend and I like it. Easy to install.

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5 Motherboard

I am using this board now and it's truly superb. Good form factor.
The best ATX motherboard I've ever pruchased!
Looks and works great! ATX form factor!
Installation was great! I like it. Simple!
Easy to install. I recommend this motherboard!

Size & Weight

Height

12 in.

Width

9.6 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

2.53 lbs.

2.43 lbs.

ASUS X99-PRO

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5

ASUS X99-PRO

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5

ASUS X99-PRO

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5

ASUS X99-PRO

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5

Memory

Memory Type

DDR4

Maximum Speed

3300 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

128 GB

ASUS X99-PRO

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5

ASUS X99-PRO

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5

What customers say about "Memory"

ASUS X99-PRO Motherboard

Everything hooks up fine. Good memory support.
Supported my DDR4 memory type. I recommend.
DDR4 memory works fine with this board.
Amazing ATX board. Recommended.
Good support of memory. Perfect.

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5 Motherboard

I have had this board with good memory support.
Great memory support. I like it and recommend.
Perfect board. Supported my DDR4 memory.
Good support of DDR4 memory.
Motherboard is great. Good memory support. Works well with DDR4 type of memory.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

3x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16, PCIe 2.0 x16, 2x PCIe 2.0 x1

4x PCIe 3.0 x16, 3x PCIe 2.0 x1

HDMI

USB

10x USB 3.1 Gen1, 8x USB 2.0/1.1

8x USB 2.0/1.1

SATA

Other Interfaces

2x M.2, PS/2, RJ-45, Optical S/PDIF out, 5x audio jacks, 2x Antenna Ports

2x M.2, Optical S/PDIF out, RJ-45, 5x audio jacks, 2x PS/2

ASUS X99-PRO

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5

What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASUS X99-PRO Motherboard

No problems at all. Good connectivity.
Plenty USB ports for connect.
I like this board and recommend. Easy connect.
Great connectivity options. Good mobo.
Motherboard is nice. Easy install. I like it.

Gigabyte GA-X99-GAMING 5 Motherboard

A ton of ports including USB 3.0 support.
Everything works as expected. Durable ports!
Stable USB ports for connect.
Plenty USB ports for connectivity. I like it.
Very limited USB2.0/USB3.0 support. Not working.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC1150

TI Burr Brown OPA2134

Additional Accessories Included

Q-Shield, 6x SATA cables, M.2 bracket, Supporting DVD, Wi-Fi moving antenna, SLI Bridge Connector, Q-connector

Driver disk, 6x SATA cables, I/O Shield, 2-Way SLI bridge, 2x 3-Way SLI bridge, 4-Way SLI bridge, 2-Way CrossFire bridge, 1 to 3 power cable

Extras

ASUS 5-Way Optimization, ASUS 5X Protection III, ASUS TPU, ASUS EPU, ASUS Digital Power Design, ASUS Wi-Fi GO!, ASUS EZ DIY, ASUS Q-Design, Turbo APP, Fan Xpert 3

APP Center, @BIOS, Ambient LED, EasyTune, Fast Boot, Cloud Station, ON/OFF Charge, Smart Recovery 2, Q-Flash, Smart Switch, Xpress Install

What customers say about "Features"

ASUS X99-PRO Motherboard