Features

At last we also mention critical features the boards come with. In this category we see the power design (VRM) or in other words on how many phases the power design can rely. Furthermore there are the functions that todays motherboard manufacturers provide you with via onboard buttons. Last but not least we tell you which motherboard uses which form factor.

Motherboard	VRM	Form Factor	Onboard Buttons
ASRock Extreme 3	5+1	ATX	none
ASRock Extreme 4-M	6+2	mATX	Power / Reset / Debug
ASRock Extreme 4	6+2	ATX	Power / Reset / Debug
ASRock Extreme 7	12+2	ATX	Power / Reset / Debug
ASRock Extreme 9	16+2	ATX	Power / Reset / Debug
ASUS P9X79	8+2	ATX	none
ASUS P9X79 Pro	8+2	ATX	Power / Reset / Debug / clrCMOS / memOK
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe	16+4	ATX	Power / Reset / Debug / clrCMOS / memOK
ASUS P9X79 WS	8+2	CEB	Power / Reset / Debug / clrCMOS / memOK
ASUS Sabertooth X79	8+2	ATX	memOK
ASUS Rampage IV Formula	8+3	ATX	Power / Reset / Debug / clrCMOS / memOK
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme	8+3	eATX	Power / Reset / Debug / clrCMOS / memOK
EVGA X79 SLI	6	ATX	Power / Reset / Temp Display
EVGA X79 FTW	12	eATX	Power / Reset / BIOS Select / Temp Display
EVGA X79 Classified	12	XL-ATX	Power / Reset / BIOS Select / Temp Display
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3	8	ATX	none
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5	12	eATX	Power / Reset
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7	16	XL-ATX	Power / Reset / BCLK+/- / Multi +/- / Gear / Debug
Gigabyte G1.Assassin2	8	eATX	none
Intel DX79SI	8	ATX	Power / Reset / Debug /
MSI X79MA-GD45	8+1	mATX	none
MSI X79A-GD45	8+1	ATX	OC Genie / Direct OC / Debug
MSI X79A-GD65	10+2	ATX	OC Genie / Direct OC / Debug
MSI X79A-GD65 (8D)	10+2	ATX	OC Genie / Direct OC / Debug
MSI Big Bang Xpower X2	20+2	XL-ATX	OC Genie / Direct OC / Debug / Multi BIOS

Page 1 - Internal Connectors

Page 2 - External Connectors

Page 3 - Features

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