Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

30specifications compared
18differ
12identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor series
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Intel® Pentium® 4
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel® Core™ i7
Supported memory types
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:DDR-SDRAM
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3 GB
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
- GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8

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Comparison of 8S648FX-RZ, GA-X79-UD3
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE 8S648FX-RZ motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model 8S648FX-RZ View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model GA-X79-UD3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	533,800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	266,333,400 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC898
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	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	5	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	2 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	295 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	209 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security Adobe Acrobat Reader	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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