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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3 vs GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD5 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 27identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 8
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 7
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1

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ASUS

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GIGABYTE

GA-X79-UD5 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX

Model GA-X79-UD5

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers48
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Controller typeKnown for oneJMicron JMB362
Flash memoryKnown for one64 MB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers87
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity22
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers65
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000Mbps10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXExtended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel Z68
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm264 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Trial softwareKnown for oneKaspersky Anti-Virus
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS AI Suite II, ROG CPU-Z, ROG GameFirst Utility, Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility, ROG Mem TweakIt Utility, ASUS AI Charger+, DAEMON Tools Pro Standard, ASUS USB 3.0 Boost
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideYesYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA3

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