Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage II Extreme vs MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX

33specifications compared
21differ
12identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Rampage II Extreme:Intel
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Rampage II Extreme:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- Rampage II Extreme:6
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- Rampage II Extreme:24 GB
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- Rampage II Extreme:0, 1, 10
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- Rampage II Extreme:3
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- Rampage II Extreme:7
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage II Extreme:6
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4

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Comparison of Rampage II Extreme, KA780GM
52 specifications	A ASUS Rampage II Extreme View product	B MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX Model KA780GM 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
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD2000B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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