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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Game Plus

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 27identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Game Plus (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Game Plus (8 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Game Plus has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Game Plus. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Game Plus.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA
    • M.2, SATA, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X6Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATAM.2, SATA, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros Killer E2201
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 990FXIntel® Z97
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3

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