Sarfraz
Introduction
Asus Prime Z390-A and Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro are two motherboards which are priced similarly and both provide competitive features for building a high-end gaming/editing system. Asus and Gigabyte, both are very popular manufacturer of motherboards and I have personally used several different boards from each manufacturer. But when you are in search for the best board for this price, then you can only choose one of them. So, this is a short yet to the point comparison which will help you decide which motherboard should you get for building a PC with the Intel 9th Gen processors.
You can also check the comparison of Asus Prime Z390-A to the Prime Z390-P.
ASUS Prime Z390-A
GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS PRO
Similarities
VRM
Similar heatsinks on VRM
Memory
Support 64GB DDR4 Max
Have 4x DIMM slots
Support OC Memory up to 4266Mhz
PCI Slots
3x PCI-E x 16 slots
2x PCI-E x 16 slots covered with Armor steel
3x PCI-E x 1 slots
2-Way Nvidia SLI and 3-Way AMD CrossfireX support
Storage
Have 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1x M.2 socket 3(SATA mode & X4 PCI-E mode)
Intel Optane Ready
I/O Ports
1x Ethernet port
1x HDMI port
5 x Audio jacks
Onboard Features
2 x RGB LED strip headers
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C
ASUS Prime Z390-A
VRM
6+3 Power Phases
8 Pin CPU power port
CPU/Fan/AIO headers
5x Fan headers
Onboard Features
1 x Power-on button
1 x MemOK! II switch
3 x USB 2.0 connectors
I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
3 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
2 x USB 2.0
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro
VRM
12+1 Power Phases
8+4 Pin CPU power port
CPU/Fan/AIO headers
8x Fan headers
Onboard Features
2 x digital LED strip headers
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
I/O Ports
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
4 x USB 2.0
Pros of Asus Prime Z390-A
✅PS/2 port at the back
Pros of Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro
✅Three more fan headers for better cooling
✅More USB 2.0 ports at the back
✅Two more RGB headers on PCB
✅RGB LEDs between the DIMMs
Winner
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro
Conclusion
Even though the Asus Prime Z390-A is priced similar to the Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro, the latter one easily dominates in several major years like Overclocking and Cooling. This makes the Z390 Aorus Pro a clear winner and a better choice for under $200. The board is very capable of overclocking with more stability and will provide overall better cooling in your system due to the presence of several fan headers.
