Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0)

29specifications compared
15differ
14identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):AMD
Processor socket
- P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):Socket AM3+
Supported memory types
- P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds
- P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133 MHz
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
RAID levels
- P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:3
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of P10S-M-DC, GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0)
90 specifications	A ASUS P10S-M-DC Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model P10S-M-DC View product	B GIGABYTE GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Phenom
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 GT/s
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket AM3+
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E3-1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
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
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD, NVIDIA
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2400	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel I210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C232	AMD 990X
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Conflict-FreeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version), cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
Other featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS, Ambient LED, Cloud Station, EasyTune, Game Controller, Smart TimeLock, Smart Recovery 2, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, Q-Flash, ON/OFF Charge, Smart Switch, Xpress Install
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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