Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX vs MSI Big Bang-XPowe

28specifications compared
22differ
6identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX:AMD
- Big Bang-XPowe:Intel
Processor socket
- KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX:Socket F (1207)
- Big Bang-XPowe:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX:8
- Big Bang-XPowe:6
Maximum internal memory
- KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX:128 GB
- Big Bang-XPowe:24 GB
Supported memory module capacities
- KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX:16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- Big Bang-XPowe:1GB, 2GB, 4GB
RAID levels
- KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX:0, 1, 10
- Big Bang-XPowe:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX:3
- Big Bang-XPowe:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX:1
- Big Bang-XPowe:5

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Comparison of KCMA-D8, Big Bang-XPowe
64 specifications	A ASUS KCMA-D8 motherboard AMD SR5670 Socket F (1207) Extended ATX Model KCMA-D8 View product	B MSI Big Bang-XPowe View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket F (1207)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	6
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	24 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD SR5670	Intel® X58
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH10R
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	6
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	254 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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