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GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX

39specifications compared
22differ
17identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 6 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0) (8 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0) (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0) (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0), Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX. Compatible processor series: AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron on the GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0), Intel® Core™ i7 on the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):AMD
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:Intel
Compatible processor series
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:Intel® Core™ i7
Number of memory slots
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):2
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:8
Memory channels
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):Dual-channel
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):32 GB
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):SATA III
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:SAS, SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):2
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:3

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Comparison of GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0), GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI
55 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX Model GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	8
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SAS, SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown 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 factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A75	Intel® C606
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI slots	1	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	264 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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