Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX

41specifications compared
20differ
21identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
Compatible processor series
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel® Core™ i7
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Number of memory slots
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:4
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:800,1066,1333,2133 MHz
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
RAID levels
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0, 1
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:0, 1, 10
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI, A75MA-P35
73 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI motherboard Intel® X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI View product	B MSI A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model A75MA-P35 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket FM1
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Triple-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	No	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X58	AMD A75
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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