Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:3
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939:2

Side by side

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Comparison of GA-890XA-UD3, GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-890XA-UD3 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-890XA-UD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939, nForce3 Ultra, Socket 939 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket 939
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Marvell 8001 Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	5
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	JMB362	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ITE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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