Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Maximum internal memory
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:32 GB
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of P7F-M, GA-790XTA-UD4
47 specifications	A ASUS P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7F-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-790XTA-UD4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	10
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	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
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 3420	AMD 790X
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x PCI
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 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
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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