Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7F-M WS vs GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P7F-M WS:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- P7F-M WS:4
- GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
ECC сompatibility
- P7F-M WS:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- P7F-M WS:32 GB
- GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7F-M WS:2
- GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P7F-M WS:0
- GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7F-M WS:0
- GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P7F-M WS:micro ATX
- GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of P7F-M WS, GA-X58A-UD7
52 specifications	A ASUS P7F-M WS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-X58A-UD7 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	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
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
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	Win 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3420	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	1	4
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMB362
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 9128
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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