Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage IV Extreme vs ASUS SABERTOOTH X79

58specifications compared
15differ
43identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- Rampage IV Extreme:2
- SABERTOOTH X79:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Rampage IV Extreme:2
- SABERTOOTH X79:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Rampage IV Extreme:3
- SABERTOOTH X79:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Rampage IV Extreme:8
- SABERTOOTH X79:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Rampage IV Extreme:0
- SABERTOOTH X79:1
Headphone outputs
- Rampage IV Extreme:5
- SABERTOOTH X79:6
Motherboard form factor
- Rampage IV Extreme:Extended ATX
- SABERTOOTH X79:ATX
Audio chip
- Rampage IV Extreme:Realtek ALC898
- SABERTOOTH X79:Realtek ALC892

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Comparison of Rampage IV Extreme, SABERTOOTH X79
76 specifications	A ASUS Rampage IV Extreme View product	B ASUS SABERTOOTH X79 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	5	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	2.1+EDR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82579V
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC898	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel X79
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	5	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	UEFI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	272 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Battlefield3	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Antivirus
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell PCIe 9128, ASMedia ASM1061
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel X79

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