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GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 37identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX (8 vs 5). The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, SAS, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX. Parallel processing technology support: 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI on the GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI on the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:SAS, SATA II, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
    • GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6
    • GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
    • GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
    • GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
    • GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
    • GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • GA-X79-UP4 motherboard Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0
    • GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-X79-UP4, GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI
56 specifications
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISAS, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers85
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXExtended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel X79Intel® C606
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm264 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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