Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:Socket 940
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Maximum internal memory
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1, 5
USB 2.0 connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:2
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:4
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:0
- GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of SK8N, GA-MA790X-UD3P
49 specifications	A ASUS SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX Model SK8N View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA790X-UD3P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	1, 5
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC650	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	233 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	R20378	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	MyLogo2 EZ Flash Support S/PDIF out interface CrashFree2 BIOS Q-Fan	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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