Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme vs GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD

29specifications compared
18differ
11identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Crosshair IV Extreme:4
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- Crosshair IV Extreme:1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Crosshair IV Extreme:16 GB
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:8 GB
RAID levels
- Crosshair IV Extreme:0, 1, 10
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
On-board graphics card
- Crosshair IV Extreme:No
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- Crosshair IV Extreme:6
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:2
Number of SATA connectors
- Crosshair IV Extreme:6
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Crosshair IV Extreme:7
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:8

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Comparison of Crosshair IV Extreme, GA-880GM-D2H
67 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme View product	B GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD Model GA-880GM-D2H View product
Processoridentical
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
Memory3 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 сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O2 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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
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	10/100/1000 Mbps
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 chipsetDiffers	AMD 890FX	AMD 880G
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
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 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 typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	269 mm	224 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	220 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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security OEM

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