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ASUS Rampage IV GENE vs GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 10identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Rampage IV GENE has 1 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® (4 vs 3). The ASUS Rampage IV GENE has 30 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® (32 GB vs 2 GB). The ASUS Rampage IV GENE has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® (1 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Rampage IV GENE, Socket 478 on the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®. Compatible processor series: Intel® Core™ i7 on the ASUS Rampage IV GENE, Intel® Pentium® 4 on the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®.

  • Processor socket
    • Rampage IV GENE:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Socket 478
  • Compatible processor series
    • Rampage IV GENE:Intel® Core™ i7
    • GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Intel® Pentium® 4
  • Supported memory types
    • Rampage IV GENE:DDR3-SDRAM
    • GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:DDR-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • Rampage IV GENE:4
    • GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:3
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • Rampage IV GENE:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
    • GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:266 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Rampage IV GENE:32 GB
    • GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:2 GB
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Rampage IV GENE:2-Way SLI
    • GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Not supported
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • Rampage IV GENE:1
    • GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:0

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Comparison of Rampage IV GENE, GA-8IG
72 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Pentium® 4
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source533 MHz
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers43
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz266 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB2 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLINot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers30
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers02
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers82
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers10
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel X79Intel® 845G
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneROG Connect Extreme Engine Digi+ II Mem TweakIt ProbeIt TurboV EVO EPUUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit2 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneAI Suite II ROG CPU-Z ROG GameFirst Utility Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility ROG Mem TweakIt Utility AI Charger+ WinZip USB 3.0 Boost Webstorage DAEMON Tools Pro Standard Kaspersky Anti-Virus 1-year licenseUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneASmedia ASM1061Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel X79Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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