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ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III vs MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 23identical
  • 52known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 2 more memory slots than the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III, BGA 1023 on the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX. 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 C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:BGA 1023
  • Number of memory slots
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:4
    • C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:32 GB
    • C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:1
    • C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:6
    • C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:2
    • C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III:4
    • C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III, C847MS-E33
97 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)BGA 1023
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
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 memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix VirtuNot supported
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 versionKnown for one11Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers61
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one10Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one7Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionDiffers1.4a1.4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
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
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z77Intel® NM70 Express
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, TemperatureUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.02.0
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
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 buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers257 mm190 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 guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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