Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs ASUS MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

40specifications compared
15differ
25identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SATA III
- MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:M.2, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
- MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:1

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Comparison of B150M-C/CSM, MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME
80 specifications	A ASUS B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model B150M-C/CSM View product	B ASUS MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3500,3600,3733,3800,3866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Intel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	Intel® Z170
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	272 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA	CrossFire, SATA
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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