Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage II Extreme vs MSI K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Rampage II Extreme:Intel
- K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Rampage II Extreme:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- Rampage II Extreme:6
- K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- Rampage II Extreme:24 GB
- K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage II Extreme:6
- K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Rampage II Extreme:2
- K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- Rampage II Extreme:1
- K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Rampage II Extreme:1
- K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Rampage II Extreme, K9AGM3-FD/FIH
47 specifications	A ASUS Rampage II Extreme View product	B MSI K9AGM3-FD/FIH Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM3-FD/FIH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD2000B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	AI Gear 4 COP EX C.P.R iROG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	230 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	External LCD Poster CMOS EL I/O Q-Fan Plus ROG BIOS Wallpaper EPU-6 Engine Q-Connector Fan Xpert EZ Flash 2 CrashFree BIOS 3 MyLogo3	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1 & 0+1

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