Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage II GENE vs MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Rampage II GENE:Intel
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Rampage II GENE:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- Rampage II GENE:6
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- Rampage II GENE:24 GB
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Rampage II GENE:3
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- Rampage II GENE:7
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage II GENE:6
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Rampage II GENE:1
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of Rampage II GENE, 790FX-GD70
45 specifications	A ASUS Rampage II GENE View product	B MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX Model 790FX-GD70 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM3
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	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	340 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	SupremeFX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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