Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z vs MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX

47specifications compared
19differ
28identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX has 0.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z (5.2 GT/s vs 5 GT/s). The ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z, AMD on the MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z, Socket AM3 on the MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:Intel
- 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
System bus rate
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:5 GT/s
- 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:5.2 GT/s
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:4
- 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:4
- 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:4
- 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:3
- 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus IV Extreme-Z:1
- 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:6

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Comparison of Maximus IV Extreme-Z, 990FXA-GD80
70 specifications	A ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z View product	B MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX Model 990FXA-GD80 View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	5.2 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600,1800,2133 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	8	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	AMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	269 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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