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ASUS RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI 790GX-G65 Winki Edition

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel
- 790GX-G65 Winki Edition:AMD
Processor socket
- RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- 790GX-G65 Winki Edition:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- 790GX-G65 Winki Edition:4
Maximum internal memory
- RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- 790GX-G65 Winki Edition:16 GB
RAID levels
- RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0, 1, 10
- 790GX-G65 Winki Edition:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:7
- 790GX-G65 Winki Edition:5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- 790GX-G65 Winki Edition:1
eSATA ports quantity
- RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- 790GX-G65 Winki Edition:0

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Comparison of RAMPAGEII/EXTREME, 790GX-G65 Winki Edition
43 specifications	A ASUS RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model RAMPAGEII/EXTREME View product	B MSI 790GX-G65 Winki Edition View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Athlon II
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	5
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	GbLAN, IEEE1394 / FireWire
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD2000B	Realtek ALC888S / ALC889
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	- 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16, x8, x8/ dual x16 speed) - 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 - 1 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	304 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL,WOR,Chasis Intrusion,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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