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GIGABYTE GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U

41specifications compared
17differ
24identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):AMD
- SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):Socket AM3+
- SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Supported memory types
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):DDR3-SDRAM
- SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U:DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):Dual-channel
- SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U:Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U:2133 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):3
- SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):2
- SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0):0
- SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U:1

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Comparison of GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0), SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U
73 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-990X-Gaming SLI (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE SUPPORTS 6TH GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR PCIE GEN3 X4 M.2 CONNECTOR WITH U View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Socket AM3+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	64 GB	64 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD, NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 990X	Intel® B150
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1150	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version), cFosSpeed	Norton Internet Security Intel Small Business Advantage cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
Other featuresKnown for one	@BIOS, Ambient LED, Cloud Station, EasyTune, Game Controller, Smart TimeLock, Smart Recovery 2, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker, Q-Flash, ON/OFF Charge, Smart Switch, Xpress Install	Unknown — not stated by the source

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