Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Gene vs ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i

34specifications compared
8differ
26identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- Maximus III Gene:0, 1, 5, 10
- SABERTOOTH 55i:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus III Gene:3
- SABERTOOTH 55i:6
Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus III Gene:7
- SABERTOOTH 55i:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus III Gene:9
- SABERTOOTH 55i:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus III Gene:1
- SABERTOOTH 55i:2
Motherboard form factor
- Maximus III Gene:micro ATX
- SABERTOOTH 55i:ATX
Audio output channels
- Maximus III Gene:7.1 channels
- SABERTOOTH 55i:7.1+2 channels
Width
- Maximus III Gene:244 mm
- SABERTOOTH 55i:305 mm

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Comparison of Maximus III Gene, SABERTOOTH 55i
48 specifications	A ASUS Maximus III Gene View product	B ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown 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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8112L
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	7.1+2 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT2020
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363 SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel P55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source

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