Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
- GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2

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Comparison of P7F-C/4L, GA-X58A-UD3R
59 specifications	A ASUS P7F-C/4L Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7F-C/4L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-X58A-UD3R View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	6	6
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual/3 channel
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	XGI Z9s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	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 portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3420	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024, C-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI slotsDiffers	4	1
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASWM2.0	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel 3420	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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