Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Maximum internal memory
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1
Width
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:233 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL/EPU, GA-MA790X-UD3P
55 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL/EPU View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA790X-UD3P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power 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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, Windows XP, LINUX: RedHat, SuSe, Fedora	Windows Vista/ XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	233 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 5

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