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GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 24identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Memory voltage
    • GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1.8 V
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1.5 V
  • ECC сompatibility
    • GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:ECC
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Non-ECC
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-MA770-US3, GA-P55-UD3P
58 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageDiffers1.8 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers810
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityDiffers10
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111CUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 770Intel® P55
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows Vista/XPWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers41
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers210 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareDiffersNorton Internet Security (OEM)Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceiTE IT8720
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceJMB362

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