Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2

39specifications compared
12differ
27identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2:Socket AM2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
- MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
- MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2:1
Audio chip
- GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC888
- MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of GA-M720-US3, MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M720-US3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-M720-US3 View product	B GIGABYTE MA790GP-UD4H Socket1333 ATX AM2+ DDR2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	215 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 4) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS Easy Energy Saver	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD

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