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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage III Extreme vs MSI Big Bang-XPower

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 14identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 7
    • 5
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 4
    • 6

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53 specifications
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ASUS

Rampage III ExtremeView product
B

MSI

Big Bang-XPowerView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketSocket B (LGA 1366)Socket B (LGA 1366)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots66
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory24 GB24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA connectors88
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers75
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers46
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresKnown for one1 x RC Bluetooth card
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL (PME),WOR (PME,PXE)

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