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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Sabertooth X58 vs MSI 845PE MAX2

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 10identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
    • Socket 478
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz
    • 266,333 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 24 GB
    • 2 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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Sabertooth X58View product
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845PE MAX2View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one533 MHz
System bus rateKnown for one3.06 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one2.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers24 GB2 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one6
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one4
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 845PE
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one6
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one1
CNR slotKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Q-DIMM ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Shield

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