Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Intel
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:3
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:6
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:2
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:1
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB:0
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2

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Comparison of Z8NR-D12, GA-MA790X-UD4P
52 specifications	A ASUS Z8NR-D12 Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI EEB Model Z8NR-D12 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790X-UD4P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	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)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	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 quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI EEB	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5500	AMD 790X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/ XP
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B, CE, EN55022 & EN55024, C-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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