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ASUS P5G41-M LX vs GIGABYTE GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 10identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5G41-M LX:Intel
    • GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5G41-M LX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5G41-M LX:2
    • GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5G41-M LX:8 GB
    • GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5G41-M LX:2
    • GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5G41-M LX:4
    • GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5G41-M LX:4
    • GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5G41-M LX:0
    • GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of P5G41-M LX, GA-890XA-UD3
56 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresFast EthernetFast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 790X
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers12
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers183 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other features2 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 100JMB362
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3 Gb/sITE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source

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