Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus VII Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x)

45specifications compared
25differ
20identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Maximus VII Formula:Intel
- GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x):AMD
Processor socket
- Maximus VII Formula:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x):Socket FM2+
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus VII Formula:32 GB
- GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x):64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Maximus VII Formula:SATA III
- GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x):SATA II
RAID levels
- Maximus VII Formula:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x):1, 10, JBOD
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Maximus VII Formula:1
- GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x):0
Number of SATA III connectors
- Maximus VII Formula:6
- GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x):0
Number of SATA II connectors
- Maximus VII Formula:0
- GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x):4

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Comparison of Maximus VII Formula, GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x)
81 specifications	A ASUS Maximus VII Formula View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-S1 (rev. 3.x)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket FM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I218-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z97	AMD A58
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresDiffers	ASUS C.P.R.	@BIOS, Q-Flash, Xpress Install, EasyTune, Smart Recovery 2, ON/OFF Charge
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Power supply
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
Mini PCI Express (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	UEFI AMI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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