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ASUS Crosshair IV Formula vs ASUS M4N98TD EVO

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 29identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • Crosshair IV Formula:0, 1, 5, 10
    • M4N98TD EVO:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Crosshair IV Formula:3
    • M4N98TD EVO:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Crosshair IV Formula:7
    • M4N98TD EVO:6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Crosshair IV Formula:1
    • M4N98TD EVO:2
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Crosshair IV Formula:AMD 890FX
    • M4N98TD EVO:NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • Crosshair IV Formula:3
    • M4N98TD EVO:2
  • BIOS memory size
    • Crosshair IV Formula:16 Mbit
    • M4N98TD EVO:64 Mbit
  • ACPI version
    • Crosshair IV Formula:2.0a
    • M4N98TD EVO:2.0

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Comparison of Crosshair IV Formula, M4N98TD EVO
69 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD PhenomUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600,1800,2000 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers76
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8059Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMDUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 890FXNVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVIA VT1708S
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA 3.0 Gb/s

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