Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme vs ASUS P5G41-M LE/C/SI

31specifications compared
20differ
11identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Crosshair IV Extreme:Socket AM3
- P5G41-M LE/C/SI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Crosshair IV Extreme:4
- P5G41-M LE/C/SI:2
ECC сompatibility
- Crosshair IV Extreme:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5G41-M LE/C/SI:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- Crosshair IV Extreme:1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz
- P5G41-M LE/C/SI:667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Crosshair IV Extreme:16 GB
- P5G41-M LE/C/SI:8 GB
On-board graphics card
- Crosshair IV Extreme:No
- P5G41-M LE/C/SI:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- Crosshair IV Extreme:6
- P5G41-M LE/C/SI:2
Number of SATA connectors
- Crosshair IV Extreme:6
- P5G41-M LE/C/SI:4

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Comparison of Crosshair IV Extreme, P5G41-M LE/C/SI
69 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme View product	B ASUS P5G41-M LE/C/SI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz	667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X4500
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	2.1+EDR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 890FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	5	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	269 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	198 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 100
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3 Gb/s
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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