External Connectors
In
this part of the overview we mention the divers external connectors the
motherboard manufacturers equip their boards with. Relevant are USB3.0, eSATA,
FireWire, LAN and Audio connectors.
Motherboard |
USB3.0 |
eSATA |
FireWire |
LAN |
Audio |
ASRock Extreme 3 |
2, 2 x
EJ168A |
1 |
2 |
1 |
ALC898 |
ASRock Extreme 4-M |
2, 2 x
ASM1042 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
ALC898 |
ASRock Extreme 4 |
2, 2 x
ASM1042 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
ALC898 |
ASRock Extreme 7 |
2,
ASM1042+Ti |
1 |
1 |
2 |
ALC898 |
ASRock Extreme 9 |
4,
ASM1042+Ti |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Creative
Core3D |
ASUS P9X79 |
4, ASM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
ALC892 |
ASUS P9X79 Pro |
4, ASM +
VIA |
2 |
0 |
1 |
ALC898 |
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe |
6, ASM +
VIA |
2 |
0 |
2 |
ALC898 |
ASUS P9X79 WS |
2, ASM |
0 |
0 |
2 |
ALC898 |
ASUS Sabertooth X79 |
4, ASM |
1 |
1 |
1 |
ALC892 |
ASUS Rampage IV Formula |
4, ASM |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Supreme FX
III |
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme |
4, ASM |
2 |
0 |
1 |
ALC898 |
EVGA X79 SLI |
4, VLI
VL800-Q8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
ALC898 |
EVGA X79 FTW |
4, VLI
VL800-Q8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
ALC898 |
EVGA X79 Classified |
8, VLI
VL800-Q8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
ALC898 |
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 |
2, 2 x
FL1009 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
ALC898 |
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 |
2, 2 x
FL1009 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
ALC898 |
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7 |
2, 2 x
FL1009 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ALC898 |
Gigabyte G1.Assassin2 |
2, 2 x
FL1009 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Creative
CA20K2 |
Intel DX79SI |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
ALC898 |
MSI X79MA-GD45 |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ALC898 |
MSI X79A-GD45 |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ALC898 |
MSI X79A-GD65 |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ALC898 |
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) |
2, 4 x
NEC720200 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ALC898 |
MSI Big Bang Xpower X2 |
4, 4 x
NEC720200 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
ALC898 |
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