Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI Big Bang-XPowe

39specifications compared
23differ
16identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- Big Bang-XPowe:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- Big Bang-XPowe:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- Big Bang-XPowe:6
Memory channels
- GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Dual-channel
- Big Bang-XPowe:Triple-channel
Maximum internal memory
- GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:8 GB
- Big Bang-XPowe:24 GB
RAID levels
- GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- Big Bang-XPowe:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- Big Bang-XPowe:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:8
- Big Bang-XPowe:5

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Comparison of GA-770T-D3L, Big Bang-XPowe
72 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-770T-D3L motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-770T-D3L View product	B MSI Big Bang-XPowe View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Triple-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	Intel® X58
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888 / ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH10R
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	6
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	1.0	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security OEM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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