Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

34specifications compared
14differ
20identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-EQ45M-S2, GA-MA790X-UD4
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EQ45M-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790X-UD4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	4	1
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82567LM	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots.	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	230 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	ATA-133/100/66/33	IDE

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