Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs ASUS Rampage III GENE

43specifications compared
20differ
23identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- Rampage III GENE:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- Rampage III GENE:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
- Rampage III GENE:6
ECC сompatibility
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- Rampage III GENE:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- Rampage III GENE:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:3
- Rampage III GENE:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
- Rampage III GENE:8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- Rampage III GENE:0

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Comparison of M4A87TD, Rampage III GENE
55 specifications	A ASUS M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A87TD View product	B ASUS Rampage III GENE View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	7
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1818	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, ROG GameFirst Utility, ASUS AI Suite II, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 6.0 Gb/s	SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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