Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI X58 Platinum SLI

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- X58 Platinum SLI:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
- X58 Platinum SLI:6
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- X58 Platinum SLI:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- X58 Platinum SLI:0
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- X58 Platinum SLI:8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- X58 Platinum SLI:0
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- X58 Platinum SLI:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- X58 Platinum SLI:1

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Comparison of GA-MA770-UD3, X58 Platinum SLI
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA770-UD3 View product	B MSI X58 Platinum SLI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Dual channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	0 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	0 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE/SATA1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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