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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Striker II Extreme vs MSI X38 Platinum

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 10identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 245 mm
  • Depth
    • 245 mm
    • 305 mm

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56 specifications
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ASUS

Striker II ExtremeView product
B

MSI

X38 PlatinumView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1333,1600,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLI
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 SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneNVIDIA
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988B
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one2
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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