Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage IV GENE vs GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX

33specifications compared
23differ
10identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Rampage IV GENE:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
Compatible processor series
- Rampage IV GENE:Intel® Core™ i7
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Intel® Pentium® 4
Supported memory types
- Rampage IV GENE:DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- Rampage IV GENE:4
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
Supported memory clock speeds
- Rampage IV GENE:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Rampage IV GENE:32 GB
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- Rampage IV GENE:2-Way SLI
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Not supported
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Rampage IV GENE:1
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0

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Comparison of Rampage IV GENE, GA-8S648
68 specifications	A ASUS Rampage IV GENE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model GA-8S648 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Pentium® 4
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	3
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Quad-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	3 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way SLI	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	SiS
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel X79	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ROG Connect Extreme Engine Digi+ II Mem TweakIt ProbeIt TurboV EVO EPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	2 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	295 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	209 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	AI 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 license	Norton Internet Security Norton Anti-Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ASmedia ASM1061	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel X79	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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