Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P9X79 WS vs ASUS Rampage IV Extreme

56specifications compared
17differ
39identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- P9X79 WS:ECC & Non-ECC
- Rampage IV Extreme:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- P9X79 WS:3
- Rampage IV Extreme:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P9X79 WS:1
- Rampage IV Extreme:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P9X79 WS:4
- Rampage IV Extreme:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P9X79 WS:2
- Rampage IV Extreme:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P9X79 WS:2
- Rampage IV Extreme:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P9X79 WS:0
- Rampage IV Extreme:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P9X79 WS:2
- Rampage IV Extreme:1

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Comparison of P9X79 WS, Rampage IV Extreme
73 specifications	A ASUS P9X79 WS View product	B ASUS Rampage IV Extreme View product
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	5
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1+EDR
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L, Intel® 82579V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Extended ATX
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel X79	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	6	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	266.7 mm	272 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Battlefield3
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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