Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

30specifications compared
11differ
19identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
Audio chip
- P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC887
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC889

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Comparison of P5P41C, GA-790XT-USB3
50 specifications	A ASUS P5P41C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5P41C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-790XT-USB3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	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
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 7, Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	208 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, PXE, WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up	Unknown — not stated by the source

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