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ASUS MAXIMUS IV Extreme vs MSI H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

33specifications compared
17differ
16identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- MAXIMUS IV Extreme:1333,1600,1866,2133,2600 MHz
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- MAXIMUS IV Extreme:3-Way SLI
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
On-board graphics card
- MAXIMUS IV Extreme:No
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
Number of SATA connectors
- MAXIMUS IV Extreme:8
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV Extreme:1
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV Extreme:8
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- MAXIMUS IV Extreme:2
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV Extreme:2
- H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of MAXIMUS IV Extreme, H67MS-E43
59 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS IV Extreme View product	B MSI H67MS-E43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H67MS-E43 View product
Processoridentical
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way SLI	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	6
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro 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	Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	JMicron 362	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Marvell 9182 PCIe SATA6Gb/s	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

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