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ASUS CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Parallel ports quantity
- CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of CROSSHAIR, GA-4MXSV(1.0)
57 specifications	A ASUS CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX Model CROSSHAIR View product	B GIGABYTE GA-4MXSV(1.0) LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-4MXSV(1.0) View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA DualNet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS AI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R. Extreme Tweaker ASUS AI Booster Utility	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI 2.2	1x PCI-E x8 2 x PCI-X 64Bit/66~100MHz 2 x PCI 32BIT/33MHz
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	30.5 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	24.5 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 Advanced Edition NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	8-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	LCD Poster EL I/O Onboard LED CMOS Q-Connector Q-Fan Plus ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME WOR PME Chasis Intrusion PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATIES1000
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB

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