Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX

41specifications compared
16differ
25identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD:4
- GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:2
Memory voltage
- GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD:1.5 V
- GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:1.8 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD:16 GB
- GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD:8
- GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD:0
- GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD:10
- GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD:2
- GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-870A-UD3, GA-MA770-ES3
57 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 motherboard AMD Model GA-870A-UD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX Model GA-MA770-ES3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket AM3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageDiffers	1.5 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 880G	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows Vista/XP/7
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	230 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TE IT8720

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