| X58 Motherboard Features | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Asus Rampage III Extreme | Gigabyte X58A-UD9 | MSI Big Bang XPower | |
| PCB Revision | 1.00GT | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Chipset | Intel X58 Express | Intel X58 Express | Intel X58 Express |
| Voltage Regulator | 8 Phases | 24 Phases | 16 Phases |
| BIOS | 0602 (05/18/2010) | F3 (05/28/2010) | V1.2 (06/09/2010) |
| 133.3 MHz BCLK | 133.4 MHz (+0.05%) | 132.9 MHz (-0.32%) | 133.2 MHz (-0.1%) |
| Clock Generator | ICS 9LPRS918JKLF | ICS 9LPRS914EKLF | ICS 9LPRS134BKLF |
| Internal Interfaces | |||
| PCIe x16 | 32 lanes to 4 slots (x16/x0/x16/x0, x8/x8/x8/x8) | 64 lanes to 7 slots (x16/x0/x16/x0/x16/x0/x16, x8/x8/x8/x8/x8/x8/x16) | 32 lanes to 6 slots (x16/x0/x0/x16/x0/x0, x8/x0/x8/x8/x8/x0, x8/x4/x4/x8/x4/x4) |
| PCIe x1/x4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| Legacy PCI | 1 | None | None |
| USB 2.0 | 1 (2 ports) | 3 (6 ports) | 2 (4 ports) |
| IEEE-1394 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serial Port | None | None | |
| Parallel Port | None | None | None |
| Floppy | None | Yes | None |
| Ultra-ATA 133 | None | Yes | None |
| SATA 3.0 Gb/s | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| SATA 6.0 Gb/s | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4-Pin Fan | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 3-Pin Fan | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| FP-Audio | Yes | Yes | On Riser Card |
| CD-Audio | Yes | Yes | On Riser Card |
| S/PDIF I/O | Output Only | Both | Output Only |
| Power Button | Yes | Yes | Touch Sensor |
| Reset Button | Yes | Yes | Touch Sensor |
| CLR_CMOS Button | Yes | No | Jumper Only |
| Diagnostics Panel | Pass/Fail LEDs | Numeric | Pass/Fail LEDs |
| I/O Panel Connectors | |||
| P/S 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| USB 2.0 | 6 | 6 (2 shared w/eSATA) | 6 (1 shared w/eSATA) |
| USB 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| IEEE-1394 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Network | Single | Dual | Dual |
| eSATA | 1 | 2 (Shared with USB) | 2 (1 Shared w/USB) |
| CLR_CMOS Button | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Audio Out | Optical | Optical + Coaxial | Optical + Coaxial |
| Digital Audio In | None | None | None |
| Analog Audio | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Mass Storage Controllers | |||
| Chipset SATA | 6 x SATA 3Gb/s | 6 x SATA 3Gb/s | 6 x SATA 3Gb/s |
| Chipset RAID Modes | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 | 0, 1, 5, 10 |
| Add-In SATA | Marvell 9128 PCIe 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s JMB363 PCIe 1 x SATA 3 Gb/s 1 x eSATA 3 Gb/s | Marvell 9128 PCIe 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s JMB363 PCIe 2 x SATA 3 Gb/s JMB362 PCIe 2 x eSATA 3 Gb/s | Marvell 9128 PCIe 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s JMB362 PCIe 2 x eSATA 3 Gb/s |
| Add-In Ultra ATA | JMB363 PCIe | JMB363 PCIe | None |
| USB 3.0 | NEC D720200F1 | NEC D720200F1 | NEC D720200F1 |
| IEEE-1394 | VT6308P PCI 2 x 400 Mb/s | TSB43AB23 PCI 3 x 400 Mb/s | VT6315N PCIe 2 x 400 Mb/s |
| Gigabit Ethernet | |||
| Primary LAN | Intel WG82567V PHY | RTL8111E PCIe | RTL8111DL PCIe |
| Secondary LAN | None | RTL8111E PCIe | RTL8111DL PCIe |
| Audio | |||
| HD Audio Codec | ALC889 | ALC889 | ALC889 |
| DDL/DTS Connect | Unspecified | Dolby Digital Live | Unspecified |
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Summary
- More Power!
- Features Comparison
- Asus Rampage III Extreme
- Rampage III Extreme BIOS
- Rampage III Extreme Utilities
- Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9
- GA-X58A-UD9 BIOS
- GA-X58A-UD9 Overclocking Utilities
- MSI Big Bang-XPower
- Big Bang-XPower BIOS
- Big Bang-XPower Overclocking Utilities
- Test Settings
- Benchmark Results: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Crysis
- Benchmark Results: DiRT 2 Demo, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat
- Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding
- Benchmark Results: Productivity
- Benchmark Results: Synthetic
- Overclocking
- Power, Heat, And Efficiency
- Conclusion
Ask a Category Expert
Ok, Hold on. Three Flagship LGA 1366 Boards and no overclocked power consumption results? These boards are obviously made for overclocking and those results would be very interesting to see.
The EVGA Classified SR-2 is based on the Intel 5520 chipset and uses Xeons, so it's not an X58 board technically speaking which is why it doesn't qualify.
If I could spend that much on a motherboard I'd have chosen the Rampage III Extreme, not only does it have good features it also has the best colour scheme. ^^
Does anyone know why I try to submit a comment it doesn't show up, and I have to use the forums instead to post a comment instead?
http://www.guru3d.com/news/quad-sli-on-asus-rampage-iii-extreme-is-not-possible/
Awesome, thanks. Manufacturers don't actually discuss this stuff.
Yeah... they are changing 1366 to some socket R... Well... At least I can look forward to these motherboards going down in price by next year when they go to Socket R's for performance than 1366's. I guess ill be happy with 1366's. Hopefully they go down by at least $100.
I don't like any of the motherboards PCI-e layouts. Its a top range board but only assumes to run 2 cards well. Then confuses the user by placing a bunch of half/quarter speed PCI-e slots. X8 on x16 lane is fine, but x4 is not.
While the SR2 is nice, I have no need for dual socket. As nice as it would be.
The only thing the UD9 is missing is three more DIMMs (9 total). I know some server boards have 9 DIMMs per CPU, why not any enthusiast boards?
I want the UD9, put 12GB RAM in it, two 5870's, a nice sound card and a nice NIC (when going extreme, may as well go the full way right?).
Too bad I quit my job and can't afford it now.
Can we ever expect 7/8 way SLI/CF drivers? I, for one, would love to use 7 single slot 5770's.
Also, no mention was made of the superior Intel Ethernet adapter in the R3E vs the crappy realtek ones in the other boards