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ASUS Maximus III Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 23identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • Maximus III Formula:0, 1
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Maximus III Formula:10
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Maximus III Formula:9
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Maximus III Formula:1
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Maximus III Formula:1
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
  • Headphone outputs
    • Maximus III Formula:6
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
  • Networking features
    • Maximus III Formula:10/100/1000 Mbit
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • Maximus III Formula:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4

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Comparison of Maximus III Formula, GA-P55-US3L
49 specifications
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers108
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers98
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers63
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWin 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm190 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceiTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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