Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

37specifications compared
19differ
18identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:10
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-M85M-US2H, GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M85M-US2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA790FXT-UD5P View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 8100	Unknown — not stated by the source

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