Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair III Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)

30specifications compared
14differ
16identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Crosshair III Formula:AMD
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- Crosshair III Formula:Socket AM3
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- Crosshair III Formula:5
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):6
Number of EATX power connectors
- Crosshair III Formula:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- Crosshair III Formula:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):2
eSATA ports quantity
- Crosshair III Formula:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Crosshair III Formula:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Crosshair III Formula:1
- GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of Crosshair III Formula, GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)
58 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair III Formula View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P43-ES3G (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	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)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
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	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	5
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	210 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS AI Suite - ASUS Update - Kaspersky Anti-Virus - AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD) - Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility - Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced Edition	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x Clr CMOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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