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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3 vs MSI Z68S-G43 (G3)

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 27identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Memory channels
    • Quad-channel
    • Dual-channel
  • On-board graphics card
    • No
    • Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0

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Rampage IV Formula BATTLEFIELD 3View product
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Z68S-G43 (G3)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme EditionIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers63
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit/secGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel Z68
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 32Bit
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers42
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm220 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBattelfield 3
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z68

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