ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme vs GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x)

Key differences

The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x) (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x) (6 vs 2). The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 4 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x) (6 vs 2). Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme, Socket 478 on the GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz on the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme, 266,333,400 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x).

• Processor socket
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:Socket AM3
  • GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):Socket 478
• Supported memory clock speeds
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz
  • GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):266,333,400 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:16 GB
  • GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):4 GB
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:6
  • GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):2
• Number of SATA connectors
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:6
  • GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):2
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:7
  • GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):4
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:2
  • GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):0
• eSATA ports quantity
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:2
  • GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):0