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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 vs GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 19identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 (6 vs 4). The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5. Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1, Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Socket AM3+
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8

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ASUS

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GIGABYTE

GA-990FXA-UD5 R5View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111GR
Features4 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85AMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a5.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers193 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers233 mm244 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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