Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

29specifications compared
16differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:10
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-790XTA-UD4, H55M-E33
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-790XTA-UD4 View product	B MSI H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-E33 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	10	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA 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	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	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
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	240 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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