Product Comparison: ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING vs ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

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ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING ATX Motherboard

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ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASUS

Model

TUF X470-PLUS GAMING

PRIME X470-PRO

Origin

China

About the Product

Powered by AMD Ryzen 2 AM4 processors, the ASUS TUF X470-Plus Gaming delivers 24/7 performance. Unlock your system's full potential with Gamer's Guardian featuring SafeSlot and Fan Xpert 4 Core while personalizing your build with Aura Sync lighting.

With Prime X470-Pro you have comprehensive control over fans, water pumps, and even all-in-one (AIO) coolers - all via Fan Xpert 4 or our media-acclaimed UEFI.Whether you're cooling with air or water, Auto-Tuning mode intelligently configures all parameters with a single click.

Key Specs

Form Factor

ATX

Socket

AM4

Chipset

AMD X470

Supported Processors

Supports 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen

7th Generation A-series, Athlon X4 Processors, Supports 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen

Memory Slot Type

288 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING ATX Motherboard

Excellent motherboard for the most part. Good support processors.
Really nice for this. Good form factor.
This is a great main board. ATX form is amazing.
I love this motherboard. Good support processors list.
The board is absolutely beast and I love it. Form factor is awesome.

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

This was used in my first ever build. It's working like a champ no issues as of this moment (knock on wood) the lighting is nice, but as mentioned in previous comments can be blocked depending on what the GPU size is.
Great board looks good in my Ryzen build.
Overall, the motherboard performs exactly as expected. The onboard sound card it provides is great.
Of course substance is the main thing with tech but style does make a huge difference as well. Paired up inside my white Corsair carbide 275r case this looks amazing.
Very good quality and nice led's but took a while for the aura software to work properly. Good for its price and works well with the new 2000 series ryzen cpus.

Size & Weight

Height

12 in.

Width

9.6 in.

Depth

2.25 in.

1.2 in.

Weight

2.53 lbs.

2.9 lbs.

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Memory

Memory Type

DDR4

Maximum Speed

3466 MHz

3600 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

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What customers say about "Memory"

ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING ATX Motherboard

You have to enable XMP and DOCP profile from the bios before using higher memory clocks, this is normal and very common.
Aesthetically, it's nice looking and seems sturdy. Good memory speed.
This was a great motherboard for the price. A lot of memory slots.
Not as good for overclocking and especially has issues with memory speeds over 2933.
Not for overclocking, especially memory.

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

It does what it says, I overclocked to 3.9Ghz without issue with a Ryzen 2600 and also overclocked my ram to 2933Mhz from 2666Mhz (Vengeance RGB)
I use this with a Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and works perfectly. Have ram running at 3200mhz with no issues.
The one I received had a fault on 2 of its memory slots which caused the memory to run slowly so had to be returned but its replacement is working correctly.
It is a good motherboard and look good, but, i returned to get the strix. The prime couldnt get my ram above 2666 the strix got it to 2933 on my 3000 kit.
The only down side I would have with this board is that you have no post code for trouble shooting which would have help when I had faulty RAM and was trouble shooting the issue for no post.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

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

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

HDMI

USB

2x USB 3.1 Gen2, 6x USB 2.0, USB Type-C, 6x USB 3.1 Gen1

8x USB 3.1 Gen1, 3x USB 3.1 Gen2, 4x USB 2.0

SATA

Other Interfaces

3x M.2, PS/2, DVI-D, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks

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

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What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING ATX Motherboard

I was expecting the BIOS and motherboard connection part to be a Hell for me. I was wrong. Easy connect and install.
Bought one of these. Good and easy connect.
Works as advertised. I like this easy connectivity.
This motherboard looks and feels durable but like most others are saying it does lack a lot of connectivity.
One minor nitpick is that the DVI port is very close to two of the USB ports.

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

The PCIE slot for the GPU is plastic so it isn’t as strong, so I recommend removing the GPU if you’re going to transport it.
Everything is connected and works as it should. I am confident in my purchase.
I found it heavy and a little cumbersome. But saying that it took the weight really easily,i put more on it than they said with no problem.
My only complaint is the M2 heatsink seems a bit unnecessary.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC887-VD2

Realtek ALC S1220A

Additional Accessories Included

ASUS Q-Shield, 2x SATA cables, M.2 Screw, Driver disk

2x SATA cable, M.2 Screw, Driver disk, SLI HB BRIDGE, Q-connector

Extras

Protect your graphics card investment, Electrostatic discharge protection, TUF Gaming Alliance, Performance Level Up, Ultrafast Transfer Speed, SafeSlot

Supports NVIDIA® 2-Way SLI™ Technology, Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology, ASUS 5-Way Optimization, Industry-leading cooling options, M.2 heatsink, ASUS Aura Sync technology, Media-acclaimed UEFI BIOS

What customers say about "Features"

ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING ATX Motherboard

The BIOS is extremely useful and feature rich.
Seems like a feature rich very good motherboard.
The bios is very user friendly and the update utility is a great feature.
Full of features, and capabilities yet affordable and exceeding.
Good features & tough enough for any gamer.

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

The RGB lighting on the motherboard looks amazing but the bottom right lighting can be blocked depending on the size of your GPU.
The lights look great and really do create a nice ambience on my desk and there are so many customisation options with the included software too.
The software included to control the fans and the lighting is fantastic and is very simple to use.
It has nice features in the bios and easy to configure. A nice feature is to be able to upgrade the BIOS directly from the internet even before you boot into an O/S.
Another thing I disliked about the motherboard was the areas I needed to peel off the plastic so that it wouldn’t melt.

Power

Power Connectors

24-pin EATX, 8-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

3 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

FCC, CE

Other Information

Manufacturer