Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

35specifications compared
18differ
17identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:ECC
- GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1
- GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-MA770T-ES3, GA-P55A-UD7
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-ES3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA770T-ES3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55A-UD7 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win Vista, XP	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	30.5 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	24.4 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connector	Yes	Yes
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way/3-Way ATI CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal: 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector 3 x system fan headers 1 x Chipset fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x serial port header 1 x clearing CMOS

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