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GIGABYTE GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX vs MSI 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 15identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:2
    • 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:8 GB
    • 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
    • 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:2
    • 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:1
    • 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:8
    • 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:5
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:1
    • 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 ATX:0
    • 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-MA770-ES3, 890FXA-GD70
58 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSocket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 VUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800,1066,1333 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+10, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers85
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Headphone outputsDiffers31
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet MAC / PHY
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC888Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista/XP/7Windows 7 32/64bit/XP/Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers41
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers15
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAWARDAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers190 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffersTE IT8720SATAIII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x CMOS 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF-out 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out
RAID controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB850

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