| Mobo 1 | Mobo 2 | Mobo 3 | Mobo 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mobo Manufacturer | ASRock | Asus Inc. | Asus Inc. | MSI | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Model # | X58 SuperComputer | P6T6 Revolution | M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP | K9N2 Diamond | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Form Factor | ATX (12in x 9.6) | ATX (12in x 9.6in) | ATX (12in x 9.6in) | ATX (12in x 9.75in) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: Company | Intel | Intel | AMD | AMD | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: Package or Socket | Socket 1366 Core | LGA 1366 package | AM3 PGA-ZIF | AM2+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: Brand | i7 Processor Extreme Edition | Core i7, or Core i7 Extreme Edition | AMD Phenom FX, X4, X2, or Athlon X2 | Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: # of Cores | quad core (4) | quad core (4) | quad core (4) | quad core (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: Word Size | 64 bit | 64 bit | 64 bit | 64 bit | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: L3 Cache Size | 8 MB | 8 MB | 6 MB | 2 MB | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: L2 Cache Size | 256 KB each core | 256 KB each core | 512 KB per core | 512 KB per core | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: L1 Cache Size | 64 KB each core | 64 KB each core | 64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core | 128K of L1 per core | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: Other | Untied Overclocking Technology | integrated memory controller | AMD Cool'n'Quietâ„¢ Technology | supports AMD cpu with up to 140W power requirement | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CPU: Other | hyper-threading | hyper-threading | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chipset | Intel X58, ICH10R | Intel X58, Nvidia nForce200 | AMD 790FX / SB600 | NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI single chipet | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Memory: Capacity | 6xDIMM, 24GB max | 6xDIMM, 12GB max | 4xDIMM, 8GB max | 4xDIMM, 8GB max | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Memory: Type | DDR3 Non-ECC, Un-buffered | DDR3 Non-ECC, Un-buffered | DDR2 1600 Non-ECC, Un-buffered | Supports Dual DDR2 533/667/800/1066+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Memory: Other | Triple channel memory architecture | Triple channel memory architecture | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Memory: Other | Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) | Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) | ASUS Cool Mempipe (onboard memory cooling system) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expansion Slots | 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots | 6 x PCI-E Gen2 x16 | 4 x PCIe x16 with ATI CrossFireXâ„¢ support, @ dual x16; triple x16 / x8 / x8; or quad x8 modes | 3x PCIe x16 lots compatible with PCIE 2.0 specification, 1 PCI Express x1 slots, 2 PCI slots | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ports | 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports | 6 USB, 2 PS/2, 2 External SATA | 10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) | 10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 on the I/O, 6 on the header), 2 x RJ45 LAN jack, 2 x eSATA ports | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ports: Other | 1 x IEEE 1394 Port | 1 S/PDIF, 2 RJ45, 8 Audio I/O | Agere® FW322 supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports | 1 x PS/2 keyboard, 1 x PS/2 mouse, 2 x IEEE1394 port, ,1 x DVI-D output | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drives | 6 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID | 6x SATA 3Gb/s, 2x SAS RAID | 4x SATA 3Gb/s ports, NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, and JBOD | 2x ATA-133, 6x SATA II ports by NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI, 2 eSATA II ports by JMicron JMB363 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Video | ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card | up to 3 graphics cards, 3-Way SLI | Support NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology at x8 link | Supports 3-way SLI, the three PCIE x 16 lanes will be configured as x16/ x8/ x8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sound | Digital Theater Systems | ADI 2000B, 8-Channel High Def | ADI® AD1988 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O | Creative® SB X-Fi Xtreme H/W Audio Card (MS-4132), 24-bit / 96KHz audio quality, up to 7.1ch EAX 5.0 Surround Sound | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Networking | PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s | 2x Realtek 8111C Dual Gb LAN | Marvel® PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 | Dual LAN jacks - Supports Dual LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8211BL/8111C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cooling | “Ultra Durable 3" 2 ounces of copper | Heat-pipe, Stack Cool | ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 | Circu-Pipe cooling system | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Price | $293.76 @ EWorld Sale.com | $369.99 at Newegg.com | $239.00 @ TigerDirect.com | $249.99 @ TigerDirect.com & Amazon.com | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BIOS | 8Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, DRAM, NB, SB,VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent | 16 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, Green, PnP, DMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS v 2.4 | 8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2, CrashFree BIOS 2 | AMI Bios, PnP, DMI functionality | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Overclocking Features | MB Intelligent Tweaker Overclocking Technology) - Supports Smart BIOS | Asus Turbo V - With micro adjustments of the CPU PLL, NB, NB-PCIe, and DRAM voltages in 0.02v intervals | Intelligent overclocking tools: - AI NOSâ„¢ (Non-delay Overclocking System) - AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU Frequency Tuner) - ASUS AI Booster Utility Precision Tweaker 2: - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment - vDIMM: 35-step DRAM voltage control - vChipset: 16-step Chipset voltage control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) - FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment - Memory tuning from 533MHz up to 1066MHz - PCIe frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) | manufacturer does not list any overclocking features or specifications. Several reviewers indicated that it does not make sense to overclock this motherboard. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| System Bus | System Bus up to 6400 MT/s | QPI (replaced FSB) up to 6.4GT/s | Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport | HyperTransport 3.0 supporting speed up to 2600MHz | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wireless Lan | | | 54 Mbps IEEE 802.11g and backwards compatible with 11 Mbps IEEE 802.11b | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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