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ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA vs ASUS P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 12identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:Non-ECC
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:SATA III
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:0, 1, 5, 10
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:2
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:4
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:6
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1, 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:1
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:0
    • P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VI FORMULA, P9D-MH/SAS/10G-DUAL
87 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one6 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE3-1200
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 101, 5, 10
RAID supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAspeed AST2300
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one10Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — 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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers61, 2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I217-VIntel® I210-AT
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® C224
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffersRoHSCE, FCC(Class B)
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers30
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm243.8 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffersROG GAMEFIRST II ROG RAMDisk ROG CPU-Z ROG Mem TweakIt Kaspersky Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ASUS WebStorage ASUS UtilitiesASWM Enterprise
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one7Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1333,1600 MHz
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%

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