Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X99-SOC FORCE vs GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX

49specifications compared
8differ
41identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-X99-SOC FORCE:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:LGA 2011-v3
Number of memory slots
- GA-X99-SOC FORCE:8
- GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-X99-SOC FORCE:64 GB
- GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-X99-SOC FORCE:8
- GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-X99-SOC FORCE:2
- GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-X99-SOC FORCE:8
- GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:6
Motherboard form factor
- GA-X99-SOC FORCE:Extended ATX
- GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:ATX
Depth
- GA-X99-SOC FORCE:264 mm
- GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-X99-SOC FORCE, GA-X99-UD3
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X99-SOC FORCE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD3 motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX Model GA-X99-UD3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition	Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Quad-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA III connectors	10	10
Number of SATA connectors	10	10
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	8	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® X99	Intel® X99
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1150	Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoring	CPU, Fan, Temperature	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	3	3
PCI Express x16 slots	4	4
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	264 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch button	Yes	Yes
Back-to-BIOS button	Yes	Yes

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