Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0 vs MSI P67S-C43 (B3)

42specifications compared
16differ
26identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0:4
- P67S-C43 (B3):2
Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0:8
- P67S-C43 (B3):6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0:6
- P67S-C43 (B3):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0:1
- P67S-C43 (B3):10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0:8
- P67S-C43 (B3):0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0:2
- P67S-C43 (B3):1
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0:2
- P67S-C43 (B3):0
Headphone outputs
- Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0:6
- P67S-C43 (B3):1

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Comparison of Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0, P67S-C43 (B3)
65 specifications	A ASUS Maximus IV Extreme Rev.3.0 View product	B MSI P67S-C43 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	6	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	8	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII 3Gb/s
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAIII 6Gb/s
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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