Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage III Extreme vs MSI 880GMA-E45 AMD

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Rampage III Extreme:Intel
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- Rampage III Extreme:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- Rampage III Extreme:6
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:4
Maximum internal memory
- Rampage III Extreme:24 GB
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Rampage III Extreme:1
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:4
Number of SATA connectors
- Rampage III Extreme:8
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage III Extreme:7
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- Rampage III Extreme:1
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:0

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Comparison of Rampage III Extreme, 880GMA-E45
53 specifications	A ASUS Rampage III Extreme View product	B MSI 880GMA-E45 AMD Model 880GMA-E45 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
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet MAC / PHY
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 880G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	237 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	1 x RC Bluetooth card	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL (PME),WOR (PME,PXE)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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