Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX

45specifications compared
21differ
24identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (8 vs 6). The ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Parallel processing technology support
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Not supported
- GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:3-Way SLI
Number of SATA III connectors
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:7
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A87TD/USB3, GA-990FXA-UD7
68 specifications	A ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A87TD/USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-990FXA-UD7 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	3-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known 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
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	7
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	5
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	AMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeDiffers	AMD SB850	AMD SB950
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1818	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	8 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	263 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IT8720
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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