ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme vs GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x)

Key differences

The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x) (4 vs 2). The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x) (16 GB vs 2 GB). The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x) (6 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x) has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x).

• Processor socket
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:Socket AM3
  • GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):LGA 775 (Socket T)
• Number of memory slots
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:4
  • GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):2
• Supported memory clock speeds
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz
  • GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):333,400 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:16 GB
  • GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):2 GB
• On-board graphics card
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:No
  • GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):Yes
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:6
  • GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):2
• Number of SATA connectors
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:6
  • GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):2
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:7
  • GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):4