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ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III vs MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 19identical
  • 79known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 0.9 more DirectX version than the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (11 vs 10.1). The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (1 vs 0). The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 5 more SATA III connectors than the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (6 vs 1). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III, BGA 1023 on the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX.

  • Processor socket
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:BGA 1023
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
  • DirectX version
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:11
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:10.1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:1
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:6
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:2
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:4
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:1
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0

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Comparison of Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III, C847IS-P33
119 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)BGA 1023
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1666,1866,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix VirtuUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers1110.1
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers61
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one10Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one7Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity00
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4aUnknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers51
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11gUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z77Intel® NM70 Express
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, TemperatureUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsDiffers10
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI-X slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers257 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideYesYes
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
AGP x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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