Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

40specifications compared
13differ
27identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
RAID levels
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 770
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel® P55
Audio chip
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC888
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systems
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:MS Windows 7/Vista/XP
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Win 7, Vista, XP

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Comparison of GA-770TA-UD3, GA-P55A-UD4
54 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-770TA-UD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55A-UD4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	8	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	2	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	MS Windows 7/Vista/XP	Win 7, Vista, XP
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	DDR3 1866	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	4	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in port	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Marvell 9128, JMB362, iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 230 x 0 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Easy Energy Saver Time Repair Q-Share	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x IDE 1 x 24-pin ATX 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V 2 x system fan 1 x North Bridge fan 1 x front panel 1 x CMOS jumper	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit

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