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ASUS MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME vs MSI MB B150M PRO-VD

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 24identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:4
    • MB B150M PRO-VD:2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:Non-ECC
    • MB B150M PRO-VD:ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:M.2, SATA III
    • MB B150M PRO-VD:SATA II
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:3
    • MB B150M PRO-VD:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:2
    • MB B150M PRO-VD:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:4
    • MB B150M PRO-VD:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:4
    • MB B150M PRO-VD:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME:0
    • MB B150M PRO-VD:2

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME, MB B150M PRO-VD
79 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3500,3600,3733,3800,3866 MHz2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2,1.25,1.35 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIISATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers41
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-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 factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® B150
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm235 mm
HeightKnown for one272 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneCrossFire, SATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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