Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q Turbo vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

33specifications compared
13differ
20identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5Q Turbo:Intel
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5Q Turbo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q Turbo:3
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q Turbo:5
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q Turbo:6
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q Turbo:1
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q Turbo:1
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2
LAN controller
- P5Q Turbo:Atheros L1E
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL

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Comparison of P5Q Turbo, GA-MA790X-UD4P
48 specifications	A ASUS P5Q Turbo View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790X-UD4P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	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	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
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	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	3	3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	30.5 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	23.4 mm	233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66, 1 x External SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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