Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A74-AM SE vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

25specifications compared
16differ
9identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M2A74-AM SE:Socket AM3
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2A74-AM SE:2
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
RAID levels
- M2A74-AM SE:0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M2A74-AM SE:4
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2A74-AM SE:4
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2A74-AM SE:1
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- M2A74-AM SE:0
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2A74-AM SE:0
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M2A74-AM SE, GA-MA790FX-UD5P
65 specifications	A ASUS M2A74-AM SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-MA790FX-UD5P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	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	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	667,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD	JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	12
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	6
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 740G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	244 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	VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon 2100	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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

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