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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME vs ASUS Sabertooth Z87

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 43identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (3 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (10 vs 8). The ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME, SATA III on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87. BIOS type: EFI AMI on the ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME, UEFI AMI on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 10
    • 8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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94 specifications
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MAXIMUS VI EXTREMEView product
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Sabertooth Z87View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1333,1600,1866 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers108
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers64
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I217-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one5
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x8, 1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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