Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Maximus III Formula:Intel
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Maximus III Formula:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
Number of memory slots
- Maximus III Formula:4
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus III Formula:16 GB
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus III Formula:3
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:9
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:1
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus III Formula:1
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Maximus III Formula, GA-7VKML
46 specifications	A ASUS Maximus III Formula View product	B GIGABYTE GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX Model GA-7VKML View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket A (462)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC201A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CNR slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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