Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

34specifications compared
14differ
20identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 9 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (12 vs 3). The ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:12
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:6

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Comparison of P5Q-VM, GA-MA790GP-DS4H
52 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5Q-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790GP-DS4H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1849 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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