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
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Networkidentical
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
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 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
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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