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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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
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 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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
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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