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ASUS P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 7identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
    • GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:32 GB
    • GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
    • GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
    • GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
    • GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
    • GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
    • GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of P7F-M, GA-770TA-U3
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82574LUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® 3420AMD 770
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector 2 x system fan header 1 x North Bridge fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x serial port header 1 x parallel port header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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