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ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS vs GIGABYTE GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 15identical
  • 50known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:BGA 1023
  • Maximum internal memory
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:32 GB
    • GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:SATA III
    • GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:4096 x 2160 pixels
    • GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1920 x 1200 pixels
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:1
    • GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:6
    • GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:6
    • GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS:2
    • GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:4

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VII FORMULA/WATCH DOGS, GA-C1037UN-L
83 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)BGA 1023
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Processor modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1037U
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3300,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 2160 pixels1920 x 1200 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — 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 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers61
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers60
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-VUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® HM70 Express
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers5.0a5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-x
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security (OEM) Intel Smart Connect Technology

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