ASUS CROSSHAIR II FORMULA vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

Comparison of CROSSHAIR II FORMULA, GA-MA74GM-S2H

39 specifications	A ASUS CROSSHAIR II FORMULAView product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2H View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 8200	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.