Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX vs MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC

42specifications compared
10differ
32identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:64 GB
- X99S GAMING 9 AC:128 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:SATA III
- X99S GAMING 9 AC:SATA
Number of SATA connectors
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:8
- X99S GAMING 9 AC:10
eSATA ports quantity
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:0
- X99S GAMING 9 AC:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:0
- X99S GAMING 9 AC:1
Motherboard form factor
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:ATX
- X99S GAMING 9 AC:Extended ATX
BIOS type
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:UEFI AMI
- X99S GAMING 9 AC:UEFI
Depth
- X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:244 mm
- X99S GAMING 9 AC:264 mm

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Comparison of X99-S, X99S GAMING 9 AC
66 specifications	A ASUS X99-S motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX Model X99-S View product	B MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC View product
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	128 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	10
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I218-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	264 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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