Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

49specifications compared
24differ
25identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
ECC сompatibility
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:SATA III
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4

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Comparison of M5A87, GA-X79-UD3
68 specifications	A ASUS M5A87 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M5A87 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model GA-X79-UD3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
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™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,2000 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
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
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC898
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 870 (RX881)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source

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