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ASUS Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3 vs MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 17identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD has 1 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3 (5 vs 4). The MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the ASUS Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3 (1 vs 0). The MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the ASUS Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3 (1 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3, SATA on the MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3, 0, 1, 10, JBOD on the MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3:SATA II, SATA III
    • 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:SATA
  • RAID levels
    • Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3:0, 1, 5, 10
    • 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3:4
    • 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:5
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3:0
    • 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3:0
    • 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3:0
    • 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:1
  • Networking features
    • Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3:10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
    • 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:Gigabit Ethernet
  • Motherboard chipset family
    • Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3:Intel
    • 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:AMD

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Comparison of Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3, 880G-E45
68 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 2011 (Socket R)Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme EditionAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLINot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers45
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit/secGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 880G
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888S / ALC889
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBattelfield 3Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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