Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q Turbo vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
11differ
16identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5Q Turbo:Intel
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AMD
RAID levels
- P5Q Turbo:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q Turbo:5
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q Turbo:6
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5Q Turbo:1
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q Turbo:1
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q Turbo:1
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5Q Turbo:VIA VT1708S
- GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5Q Turbo, GA-MA790FX-UD5P
47 specifications	A ASUS P5Q Turbo View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-MA790FX-UD5P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	6
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Atheros L1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	3	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	30.5 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	23.4 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66, 1 x External SATA	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

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