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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX vs MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 17identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1
    • 0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 6
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC888
    • Realtek ALC889
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 4
    • 1
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 1
    • 2

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53 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX

Model GA-MA770-ES3

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B

MSI

870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

Model 870A-G54

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+10, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
HDMI ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC888Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP/7
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers41
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
Controller interface typeDiffersTE IT8720SATA III
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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