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
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	10
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
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 740G	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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