Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P6X58-E WS vs GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

38specifications compared
18differ
20identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P6X58-E WS:Intel
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P6X58-E WS:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P6X58-E WS:6
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- P6X58-E WS:1066,1333,1600,1866,2200 MHz
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P6X58-E WS:24 GB
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- P6X58-E WS:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Not supported
USB 2.0 connectors
- P6X58-E WS:6
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P6X58-E WS:2
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6

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Comparison of P6X58-E WS, GA-870A-USB3
64 specifications	A ASUS P6X58-E WS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-870A-USB3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 GT/s
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5500, E5600, L5500, L5600, W5500, X5500, X5600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2200 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® X58	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	5	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IT8720

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