Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula vs ASUS M4A87TD EVO

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

Key differences

Number of chassis fan connectors
- Crosshair IV Formula:3
- M4A87TD EVO:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Crosshair IV Formula:7
- M4A87TD EVO:6
eSATA ports quantity
- Crosshair IV Formula:1
- M4A87TD EVO:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Crosshair IV Formula:1
- M4A87TD EVO:2
LAN controller
- Crosshair IV Formula:Marvell 88E8059
- M4A87TD EVO:Realtek RTL8111E
PCI Express x16 slots
- Crosshair IV Formula:3
- M4A87TD EVO:2
PCI slots
- Crosshair IV Formula:2
- M4A87TD EVO:3
BIOS memory size
- Crosshair IV Formula:16 Mbit
- M4A87TD EVO:64 Mbit

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Comparison of Crosshair IV Formula, M4A87TD EVO
68 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair IV Formula View product	B ASUS M4A87TD EVO View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8059	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 890FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1818
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	224 mm
Other features1 differ
Manageability featuresDiffers	WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 6.0 Gb/s

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