Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

31specifications compared
10differ
21identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD 770
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 790X
Audio chip
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC888
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:VIA VT1828S

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Comparison of GA-MA770-US3, 790X-G45
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA770-US3 View product	B MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model 790X-G45 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
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	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	AMD 790X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	VIA VT1828S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	210 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD

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