Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:Intel
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:BGA 437
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:1
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:2 GB
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:2
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:4
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:0
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:mini ATX
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of AT3GC-I, GA-MA790X-UD3P
67 specifications	A ASUS AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX Model AT3GC-I View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA790X-UD3P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 437	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Atom®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	330	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	1	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 5
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	224 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 945GC	AMD 790X
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	171 mm	233 mm
DepthDiffers	171 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	VT 1705	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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