Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0) vs MSI A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

31specifications compared
14differ
17identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Compatible processor series
- GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0):Athlon II
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD Athlon
Number of memory slots
- GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0):4
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:3
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0):1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
RAID levels
- GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0):0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0):3
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0):0
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0):7
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0):1
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0), A58M-E35
75 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0)View product	B MSI A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A58M-E35 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Athlon II	AMD Athlon
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket FM2+
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	3
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 10
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	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
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	8 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD A58
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	264 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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