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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula vs ASUS M4A87TD EVO

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 28identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 7
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • LAN controller
    • Marvell 88E8059
    • Realtek RTL8111E
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 3
    • 2
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • BIOS memory size
    • 16 Mbit
    • 64 Mbit

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Crosshair IV FormulaView product
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M4A87TD EVOView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityECC & Non-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600,1800,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers31
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers76
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
LAN controllerDiffersMarvell 88E8059Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 890FX
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneVIA VT1818
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeAMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other features1 differ
Manageability featuresDiffersWOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXEWfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 6.0 Gb/s

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