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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II Formula vs ASUS Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 5identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10
    • 0, 1, 0+1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4

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Maximus II FormulaView product
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Placa Base M2A-MX + Windows Vista Home Premium EditionView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD2000BRealtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS LiveUpdate Utility AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Utility
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeDiffersMarvell 88SE6121SATA
Graphics controllerKnown for oneRadeon X1200 VPU
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE

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