Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/LGA1151/Z170 vs ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

52specifications compared
5differ
47identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/LGA1151/Z170:M.2, SATA, SATA III
- ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA:M.2, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/LGA1151/Z170:4
- ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/LGA1151/Z170:6
- ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA:8

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Comparison of MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/LGA1151/Z170, ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA
74 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA/LGA1151/Z170 View product	B ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	8
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A, USB Type-C
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Window	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 dual x8/x8 modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2304 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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