Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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 socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	10
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
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
Featuresidentical
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
DepthDiffers	215 mm	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source

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