Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX

19specifications compared
12differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4 GB
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
Audio chip
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of G-SURF365, GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX
35 specifications	A ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model G-SURF365 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCI	2 PCI Express x16 3 PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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