Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II GENE vs MSI 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Maximus II GENE:Intel
- 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Maximus II GENE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus II GENE:7
- 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus II GENE:1
- 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus II GENE:1
- 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Maximus II GENE:1
- 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
Networking features
- Maximus II GENE:Gigabit LAN
- 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:10/100/1000
Motherboard form factor
- Maximus II GENE:micro ATX
- 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of Maximus II GENE, 770-C45
51 specifications	A ASUS Maximus II GENE View product	B MSI 770-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 770-C45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD Poster, 1 x En/Dis-able Clr CMOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility - Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced Edition - Kaspersky Anti-Virus - ASUS TurboV utility - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - ASUS AI Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363 PATA/SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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