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ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX

55specifications compared
19differ
36identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 GB
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:5
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:0

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Comparison of P9X79, GA-X79-UD7
68 specifications	A ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model P9X79 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX Model GA-X79-UD7 View product
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	5
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82579V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	XL-ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC898
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI AMI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	324 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	253 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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