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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS RAMPAGE IV BLACK EDITION vs MSI B85M-E33 V2

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 25identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 8
    • 2
  • Memory channels
    • Quad-channel
    • Dual-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 4
    • 2

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RAMPAGE IV BLACK EDITIONView product
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B85M-E33 V2View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers82
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2400,2666,2800 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLINot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Discrete graphics supportYesYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers62
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity00
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82579VRealtek RTL8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffersYesNo
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel X79Intel® B85
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, LED, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm228 mm
DepthDiffers272 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes

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