Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)

41specifications compared
22differ
19identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):6
Supported storage drive interfaces
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:SATA III
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):SATA II
RAID levels
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA II connectors
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):8

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Comparison of M5A87, GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)
67 specifications	A ASUS M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M5A87 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,2000 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600,2200,2600 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IT8720
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	2
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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