Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0)

28specifications compared
21differ
7identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Memory channels
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Dual-channel
- GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0):Quad-channel
ECC сompatibility
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA
- GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0):SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10, 1E
USB 2.0 connectors
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:3
- GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:8
- GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0):2

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Comparison of A88XM-PLUS/CSM, GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0)
77 specifications	A ASUS A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A88XM-PLUS/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-7PESH1 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-1600, E5-2600
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2250,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.35,1.5 V
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, 1E
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2300
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	micro ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A88X	Intel® C602
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	234 mm	330 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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