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ASUS Rampage III Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

38specifications compared
18differ
20identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Rampage III Formula:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- Rampage III Formula:6
- GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Memory channels
- Rampage III Formula:Triple-channel
- GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- Rampage III Formula:1333,1600,1800,2133,2200 MHz
- GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Rampage III Formula:24 GB
- GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA II connectors
- Rampage III Formula:6
- GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage III Formula:7
- GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- Rampage III Formula:2
- GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of Rampage III Formula, GA-PA65-UD3-B3
59 specifications	A ASUS Rampage III Formula View product	B GIGABYTE GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-PA65-UD3-B3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,2133,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	5	6
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82567V	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X58	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0	1.0b
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM)

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