Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX

30specifications compared
17differ
13identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
Supported memory types
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
Supported memory clock speeds
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333,1600,2000 MHz
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2

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Comparison of M5A87, 8S648FX-RZ
62 specifications	A ASUS M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M5A87 View product	B GIGABYTE 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model 8S648FX-RZ View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8	Intel® Pentium® 4
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533,800 MHz
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	3
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,2000 MHz	266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	3 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	3	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 870 (RX881)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	2 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	295 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	209 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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