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ASUS Crosshair III Formula vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 11identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • Crosshair III Formula:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1, 5
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Crosshair III Formula:3
    • GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Crosshair III Formula:5
    • GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Crosshair III Formula:6
    • GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Crosshair III Formula:1
    • GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Crosshair III Formula:1
    • GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Crosshair III Formula:1
    • GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • Crosshair III Formula:0
    • GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of Crosshair III Formula, GA-MA790X-UD3P
51 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Athlon II, AMD SempronUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD1, 5
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers58
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 790X
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one3 x thermal sensor, 1 x LCD PosterUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm233 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS AI Suite - ASUS Update - Kaspersky Anti-Virus - AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD) - Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility - Futuremark 3DMark 06 Advanced EditionUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/sUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one1 x Clr CMOSUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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