Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD

36specifications compared
18differ
18identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:2
RAID levels
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:8
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of GA-790XT-USB3, GA-MA74GMT-S2
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-790XT-USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GMT-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 790X	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC888B
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Win 7, Vista, XP	Win 7, Vista, XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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