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	Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER	Asus Prime Z270-A	MSI Z270 SLI

General
Motherboard type	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX	BTX
Processor socket	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	LGA 1151

Memory
Supported memory bus clock	2133 MHz 2800 MHz 2666 MHz 2400 MHz 3000 MHz 3200 MHz 3300 MHz 3400 MHz 3333 MHz 3466 MHz 3733 MHz 3600 MHz 3500 MHz 3800 MHz 3866 MHz	2133 MHz 2800 MHz 2666 MHz 2400 MHz 3000 MHz 3200 MHz 3300 MHz 3400 MHz 3333 MHz 3466 MHz 3733 MHz 3600 MHz 3500 MHz 3800 MHz	2133 MHz 2800 MHz 2666 MHz 2400 MHz 3000 MHz 3200 MHz 3300 MHz 3400 MHz 3333 MHz	2133 MHz 2800 MHz 2666 MHz 2400 MHz 3000 MHz 3200 MHz 3300 MHz 3400 MHz 3333 MHz 3466 MHz 3733 MHz 3600 MHz 3866 MHz	2400 MHz 2133 MHz 2800 MHz 2600 MHz 3000 MHz 3200 MHz 3600 MHz 3800 MHz
RAM technology	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM	DIMM	DIMM	DIMM
Maximum RAM size	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB	64 GB
Number of memory slots	4	4	4	4	4
Unbuffered memory	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Memory channels	Dual	Dual	Dual	Dual	Dual
Non-ECC	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)	yes	yes	yes	N/A	N/A

Audio properties
Audio codec	SupremeFX 2015	SupremeFX 2015	SupremeFX 2015	Realtek ALCS1220A	Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels	7.1	N/A	7.1	7.1	7.1

Technical details
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron Intel Pentium	Intel Celeron Intel Pentium	Intel Celeron Intel Pentium	Intel Celeron Intel Pentium	Intel Celeron Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors	1	1	1	1	1

BIOS
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS features	WfM 2.0 support Multilingual BIOS ASUS O.C. Profile USB BIOS Flashback UEFI BIOS ACPI 5.0 support ASUS EZ Flash 3 DMI 3.0 support SMBIOS 3.0 support	WfM 2.0 support Multilingual BIOS ASUS O.C. Profile USB BIOS Flashback UEFI BIOS ACPI 5.0 support ASUS EZ Flash 3 DMI 3.0 support SMBIOS 3.0 support	WfM 2.0 support Multilingual BIOS ASUS O.C. Profile USB BIOS Flashback UEFI BIOS ACPI 5.0 support ASUS EZ Flash 3 DMI 3.0 support SMBIOS 3.0 support	WfM 2.0 support Multilingual BIOS ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS O.C. Profile UEFI BIOS ASUS EZ Flash 3 DMI 3.0 support SMBIOS 3.0 support ACPI 6.0 support	MSI ClickBIOS 5
BIOS memory size	16.0 mB	128.0 mB	16.0 mB	128.0 mB	16.0 mB
ACPI version	5.0	5.0	5.0	6.0	5.0

Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1	1	2	2

Internal I/O ports
Thunderbolt headers	1	1	N/A	N/A	N/A
CPU fan connector	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	N/A	1	1	N/A
Number of chassis fan connectors	4	N/A	4	2	N/A
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Y	Y	Y	N/A	Y
Number of SATA connectors	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of SATA III connectors	4	4	6	6	6
Number of SATA Express connectors	2	N/A	2	N/A	N/A
EPS power connector (8-pin)	N/A	N/A	yes	N/A	N/A
Number of COM connectors	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A
12V power connector	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes	yes
TPM connector	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes	N/A
Front panel connector	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes	yes
Serial port headers	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1

Rear panel I/O ports
S/PDIF out port	yes	yes	yes	yes	N/A
Microphone input	yes	N/A	N/A	yes	yes
Headphone outputs	1	1	N/A	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1	1	1	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1	1	N/A	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1	1	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	4	2	2	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	2	2	4	4
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1	1	1	N/A
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	1

Network
Wi-Fi	yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	no
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a Wi-Fi 5 802.11b 802.11g Wi-Fi 4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ethernet LAN (Network)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Bluetooth	yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bluetooth version	4.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LAN controller	Intel I219-V	Intel I219-V	Intel I219-V	Intel I219-V	Intel I219-V
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet	N/A	Gigabit Ethernet

Dimensions
Width	12.01 in	12.01 in	12.01 in	12.01 in	12.01 in
Depth	10.71 in	9.61 in	9.61 in	9.61 in	9.61 in

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