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ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX vs ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 29identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (1 vs 0). Processor socket: BGA 1023 on the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III.

  • Processor socket
    • C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:BGA 1023
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:2
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:16 GB
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:2048 x 1536 pixels
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:2560 x 1600 pixels
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • C8HM70-I Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:2

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99 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1023LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for one400Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one847Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1666,1866,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionDiffers2048 x 1536 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers16
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers17
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsDiffers15
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetGigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111FUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXExtended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® HM70 ExpressIntel Z77
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887-VDUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.02.0, 3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170.2 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170.2 mm257 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-xUnknown — not stated by the source

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