Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX vs MSI 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:Intel
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:NA (integrated CPU)
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:2
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:800 MHz
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:2
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:4
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:1
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:4
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-D525TUD, 870-C45
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-D525TUD motherboard Intel® NM10 Express NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX Model GA-D525TUD View product	B MSI 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model 870-C45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	NA (integrated CPU)	Socket AM2
Processor modelKnown for one	D525	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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	800 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	PCI-E GbLAN
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® NM10 Express	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source

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