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 socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
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 Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	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
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 chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	AMD 790X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	VIA VT1828S
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
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD

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