Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs ASUS P9X79 PRO

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- P9X79 PRO:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- P9X79 PRO:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- P9X79 PRO:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- P9X79 PRO:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- P9X79 PRO:0
Audio chip
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Realtek ALC892
- P9X79 PRO:Realtek ALC898
PCI Express x16 slots
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:3
- P9X79 PRO:4

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Comparison of P9X79, P9X79 PRO
64 specifications	A ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model P9X79 View product	B ASUS P9X79 PRO View product
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1+EDR
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC898
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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