Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

27specifications compared
17differ
10identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Maximum internal memory
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-5EXSH-RH, GA-MA770T-UD3P
73 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-5EXSH-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA770T-UD3P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
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)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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	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
COM ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 3000	AMD 770
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
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	Win Vista/XP
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features2 differ
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	ITE IT8718F-S	iTE IT8720
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 210 x 0 mm
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
IPMI 2.0 slotDiffers	Yes	No
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS Easy Energy Saver
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x IDE 1x 24-pin ATX 1x 8-pin ATX 12V 2x system fan 1x front panel 1x power LED
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Volari Z7	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R	Unknown — not stated by the source

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