Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH

46specifications compared
24differ
22identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 4 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH (8 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH (4 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH.

Processor socket
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:8
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:4
Memory channels
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:Quad-channel
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:64 GB
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:SAS, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:2-Way SLI
On-board graphics card
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:No
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:Yes

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Comparison of GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI, GA-Z77MX-D3H TH
57 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX Model GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI	2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C606	Intel Z77
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	264 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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