Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage II GENE vs GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

36specifications compared
19differ
17identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Rampage II GENE:Intel
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Rampage II GENE:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- Rampage II GENE:6
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Rampage II GENE:24 GB
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- Rampage II GENE:0, 1
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- Rampage II GENE:7
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Rampage II GENE:4
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage II GENE:6
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4

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Comparison of Rampage II GENE, GA-M85M-US2H
43 specifications	A ASUS Rampage II GENE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M85M-US2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	SupremeFX	Realtek ALC888
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8100

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