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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 11identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 12
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 7
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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GIGABYTE

GA-Q57M-S2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

Model GA-Q57M-S2H

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600,1800,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers312
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)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers76
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
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) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8059
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 890FX
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm232 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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