Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0) has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 4 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0) (8 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0) (8 vs 6). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0), Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0), LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):AMD
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):Socket AM2
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):4
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):6
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):1
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
Audio chip
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):Realtek ALC888
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:Realtek ALC889A
BIOS memory size
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):32 Mbit
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:16 Mbit

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Comparison of GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0), GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	2	2
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 4 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	2 PCI Express x16 3 PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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