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ASUS Crosshair IV Formula vs GIGABYTE P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 16identical
  • 52known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Crosshair IV Formula:AMD
    • P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Crosshair IV Formula:Socket AM3
    • P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • Crosshair IV Formula:4
    • P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Crosshair IV Formula:16 GB
    • P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Crosshair IV Formula:3
    • P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • Crosshair IV Formula:1
    • P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • Crosshair IV Formula:1
    • P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Crosshair IV Formula:7
    • P41-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4

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Comparison of Crosshair IV Formula, P41-ES3G
83 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD PhenomUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600,1800,2000 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
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 EATX power connectorsDiffers10
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers74
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers13
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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 source10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMDUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 890FXUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows XP, Vista, 7
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers245 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceiTE IT8718
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Easy Energy Saver Smart Recovery Q-Share
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported

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