Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
18differ
9identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Crosshair IV Formula:AMD
- GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- Crosshair IV Formula:Socket AM3
- GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Crosshair IV Formula:4
- GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Crosshair IV Formula:16 GB
- GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Crosshair IV Formula:3
- GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Crosshair IV Formula:7
- GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- Crosshair IV Formula:1
- GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Crosshair IV Formula:1
- GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Crosshair IV Formula, GA-EG41M-US2H
71 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair IV Formula View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG41M-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG41M-US2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	4
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8059	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
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	Realtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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