Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX

29specifications compared
11differ
18identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:1

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Comparison of Striker, GA-MA69G-S3
46 specifications	A ASUS Striker LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model Striker View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA69G-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (Dual)	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 3 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	229 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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