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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II Formula vs MSI 5000X Speedster2-A4V

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 3identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • LGA 771 (Socket J)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 8
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 2
    • 1

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37 specifications
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ASUS

Maximus II FormulaView product
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MSI

5000X Speedster2-A4VView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers48
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers21
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD2000BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 5000X
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm330 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneMarvell 88SE6121
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82563EB

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