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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula vs MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 19identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 7
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 3
    • 2

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67 specifications
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ASUS

Crosshair IV FormulaView product
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MSI

870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

Model 870A-G54

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600,1800,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors33
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
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers76
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
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 quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8059
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 890FX
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA III

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