Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

37specifications compared
19differ
18identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:AMD
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:2
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
RAID levels
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0, 1
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:4
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:1
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0
- GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-MA74GMT-S2, GA-P55-UD6-C
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GMT-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6-C motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD6-C View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 740G	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Win 7, Vista, XP	Win 7, Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slots	2	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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