MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 vs Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 Motherboard Comparison

MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 and Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 are both motherboards with the same Socket (AM3+), Form factor (ATX) and Chipset (AMD 990FX). The main differences are in Supported Memory, PCI-Express x16 Slots, PCI-Express x1 Slots and Onboard USB 2.0.

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MSI 990FXA-GD65V2

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5

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Brand

MSI

Brand

Gigabyte

Model

990FXA-GD65V2

Model

GA-990FXA-UD3 R5

Release Date

📅 August 2012

Release Date

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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Pros

Good overclocking, but not really easy
NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFire support

Pros

Socket

AM3+

Socket

AM3+

Form factor

ATX

Form factor

ATX

Chipset

AMD 990FX

Chipset

AMD 990FX

Supported Memory

DDR3

800Mhz 1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1800Mhz 2133Mhz

Supported Memory

DDR3

1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2000Mhz

* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS
** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller

ECC RAM Support

SLI Support

Yes

SLI Support

Yes

CrossFire Support

Yes

CrossFire Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

Back Connect

Wireless LAN

PCI-Express x16 Slots

PCI-Express x4 Slots

PCI-Express x1 Slots

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

SATA Express Ports

M.2 Ports

RAM Slots

Maximum Supported RAM

32 GB

Maximum Supported RAM

32 GB

Onboard USB 2.0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

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	GA-78LMT-USB3 $239.00
	GA-970-Gaming SLI $173.99
	GA-970A-D3P $125.00
	GA-970A-DS3P $132.00
	GA-970A-DS3P FX $145.00
	GA-970A-UD3P $127.00
	GA-990FX-Gaming $195.00