Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX vs MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

39specifications compared
25differ
14identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 6 more memory slots than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 2). The MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 V more memory voltage than the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX (2.5 V vs 1.5 V). The GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX has 62 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (64 GB vs 2 GB). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Core™ i7 on the GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX, Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4 on the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:8
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Memory channels
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:Quad-channel
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Dual-channel
Memory voltage
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:1.5 V
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2.5 V
ECC сompatibility
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:ECC
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:64 GB
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX:SAS, SATA II, SATA III
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Parallel ATA, SATA

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Comparison of GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI, 915PM-ILR
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI motherboard Intel® C606 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Extended ATX Model GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI View product	B MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 915PM-ILR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory6 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers	1.5 V	2.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	2 GB
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 Gbit/s
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, SATA II, SATA III	Parallel ATA, SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8110C
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C606	Intel® 915P Express
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH6
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	264 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	245 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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA/150
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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