Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage III GENE vs GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

30specifications compared
13differ
17identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Rampage III GENE:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- Rampage III GENE:6
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Rampage III GENE:24 GB
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Rampage III GENE:8
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage III GENE:7
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- Rampage III GENE:1
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Rampage III GENE:1
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Rampage III GENE:0
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Rampage III GENE, GA-H55M-S2
53 specifications	A ASUS Rampage III GENE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-H55M-S2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, ROG GameFirst Utility, ASUS AI Suite II, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	iTE IT8720

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