Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

39specifications compared
13differ
26identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
RAID levels
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:10
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
LAN controller
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL

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Comparison of GA-M52L-S3P, GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M52L-S3P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA790FXT-UD5P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	4	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface type	IDE	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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