Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Extreme vs GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

28specifications compared
14differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Maximus III Extreme:Intel
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Maximus III Extreme:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- Maximus III Extreme:4
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- Maximus III Extreme:Non-ECC
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus III Extreme:16 GB
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus III Extreme:9
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus III Extreme:7
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus III Extreme:1
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of Maximus III Extreme, GA-MA770T-ES3
48 specifications	A ASUS Maximus III Extreme View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA770T-ES3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	9	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	8
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT2020	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1+2 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	5	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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