Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z vs GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

39specifications compared
17differ
22identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 24 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (32 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (8 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, ATX on the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor socket
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:4
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:32 GB
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:8
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:2
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:1
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:0
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:1
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, G41MT-USB3
65 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z View product	B GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model G41MT-USB3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1759 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion 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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RealTek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® G41
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	194 mm

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