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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
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	2133 MHz
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 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Features3 differ
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
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
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
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
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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