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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B150M-A D3 vs ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 22identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B150M-A D3 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE (6 vs 4). The ASUS B150M-A D3 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE (2 vs 0). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS B150M-A D3 (6 vs 4). Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS B150M-A D3, DDR4-SDRAM on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS B150M-A D3, M.2, SATA III on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE.

  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz3466,3500,3600,3800,3733,3000,2133,3333,3400,2400,3200,2800,3300,2666 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10, 5
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z170
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size128 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers234 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers201 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels

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