GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) (8 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) 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-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0). Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0).

• Processor manufacturer
  • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:AMD
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):Intel
• Processor socket
  • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:Socket AM3+
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:SATA
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
• RAID levels
  • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:3
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):2
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:8
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):4
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:2
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):4
• eSATA ports quantity
  • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:2
  • GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0):0