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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