Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
RAID levels
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-790XT-USB3, GA-P55-UD6-C
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-790XT-USB3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-790XT-USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD6-C View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	10
Rear panel I/O ports4 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) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 790X	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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