Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

32specifications compared
18differ
14identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-M85M-US2H, GA-MA790X-UD4P
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M85M-US2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790X-UD4P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 8100	Unknown — not stated by the source

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