ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 3). The ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 4). Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme, Socket 939 on the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz on the ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme, 266,333,400 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0).

• Processor socket
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:Socket AM3
  • GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):Socket 939
• Supported memory clock speeds
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:1066,1333,1600,2000,2133 MHz
  • GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):266,333,400 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:16 GB
  • GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):4 GB
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:6
  • GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):3
• Number of SATA connectors
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:6
  • GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):4
• Number of IEEE1394 connectors
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:1
  • GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):3
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:7
  • GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):4
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • Crosshair IV Extreme:2
  • GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):0