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*ELITE / Gaming 3
*ELITE / Gaming 3
''(In order of best to worst).''
''(In order of best to worst).''
*For motherboards like the <u>B450 AORUS M</u>, the ''''M'''<nowiki/>' just denotes that it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] board, it is a tier lower than the Elite line.
*For motherboards like the <u>B450 AORUS M</u>, the ''''M'''<nowiki/>' just denotes that it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] board.
==Non-Aorus Motherboards==
Gigabyte uses a special naming system for their other motherboards, it consists of three parts separated by ''hyphens (-).'' For example the <u>GA-B550M-DS3H</u>.


== UD Motherboards ==
The UD (Ultra Durable) line of boards are named in 2 parts: First is the chipset and form factor, and the second is the suffix.


The first part denotes the chipset, and an '''M''' indicates that it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] form factor, while an '''I or N''' indicates that it is '''[[Mini ITX]]'''
The <u>first part</u>, '''GA''', simply denotes that the motherboard is manufactured by Gigabyte


The second part is an elaborate albeit somewhat confusing designation of features on-board. The following list shows the explanation of the suffixes:
The <u>second part</u> indicates the chipset that the motherboard uses, in this case AMD '''B550'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Suffix
!Break Up
!Explanation
|-
| colspan="1" |S
| colspan="1" |S
| colspan="1" |Standard PCIe 3.0 - One x1 slot
|-
| colspan="1" |S2
| colspan="1" |S2
| colspan="1" |Standard PCIe 3.0 - Two x1 slots
|-
| colspan="1" |H
| colspan="1" |H
| colspan="1" |S2 + HDMI port
|-
| colspan="1" |S2H
| colspan="1" |S2
2H
| colspan="1" |S2 = Two x1 slots
2 extra video outputs (HDMI + VGA + DVI-D)
|-
| colspan="1" |S2PH
| colspan="1" |S2
2P


H
The <u>third part</u> denotes the feature set of the motherboard (See below)
| colspan="1" |S2 = Two x1 slots
===1<sup>st</sup> segment abbreviations:===
2P = 2x PCI
*If ''''M'''<nowiki/>' appears after the chipset code, it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] board.
 
*If ''''I'''<nowiki/>' appears after the chipset code, it is a [[Mini ITX|'''Mini ITX''']] board.
H = HDMI and VGA
===2<sup>nd</sup> segment abbreviations (Unused on recent boards):===
|-
*'''E''' - (Dynamic Energy Saver) - Energy saving features
| colspan="1" |S2V
*'''T''' - Only DDR3 SDRAM support
| colspan="1" |S
*'''C''' - Both DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM support
2V
*No '''T''' or '''C''' abbreviations mean that the motherboard only has DDR2 SDRAM support.
| colspan="1" |S = One x1 slot
===3<sup>rd</sup> segment abbreviations:===
2V = DVI-D
*'''D''' ('''D'''urability) - Indicates that the motherboard uses only solid state capacitors.
|-
*'''UD''' ('''U'''ltra '''D'''urable 3) - Introduces 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers.
| colspan="1" |DS2
*'''USB3''' – Indicates that the motherboard features Ultra Durable 3 and '''USB 3.0''' support
| colspan="1" |DS2
*'''S2''' ('''S'''mart, '''S'''afe) - Various features such as Q-Flash BIOS etc.
| colspan="1" |DS = Double S or S2 = two 2.0 x1 slots
*'''S3''' ('''S'''mart, '''S'''peed, '''S'''afe) - Same as above, but includes overclocking features.
|-
*'''S4''' ('''S'''ilent Pipe, '''S'''mart, '''S'''peed, '''S'''afe) - Same as above, but uses heat pipe cooling.
| colspan="1" |DS2V
*'''S5''' (CrossFire, '''S'''ilent Pipe, '''S'''mart, '''S'''peed, '''S'''afe) - Same as above, but with CrossFire support.
| colspan="1" |DS
*'''Q6''' ('''Q'''uad BIOS, '''Q'''uad Cooling, '''Q'''uad E-SATA2, '''Q'''uad Triple Phase, '''Q'''uad-Core Optimized, '''Q'''uad DDR2 Slots) - Indicates quad-core optimization.
2V
===4<sup>th</sup> segment abbreviations:===
| colspan="1" |DS = Double S or S2 = two 2.0 x1 slots
*'''R''' - 2 extra SATAII ports and possibly RAID support. May have FireWire port. May not have ATI CrossFire support. (i.e; <u>GA-P35-DS3R</u>)
2V = DVI-D
*'''G''' - Solid capacitors for the CPU Volt Regulator Module.
|-
*'''H''' - HDMI port.
| colspan="1" |D2V
*'''L''' - Probably "Lite". Fewer SATAII ports. No RAID support. No FireWire ports. No ATI CrossFire support. Heatsink cooling. (i.e <u>GA-P35-DS3L</u>). It could also indicate Gigabit LAN (as in <u>GA-G31M-S2L</u>, versus <u>GA-G31M-S2C</u> which has support for 10/100Mbps Ethernet).
| colspan="1" |D2
*'''P''' - Silent Pipe, RAID, Extra PCI Express slots, extra SATAII ports. (i.e; <u>GA-EP45-DS3P</u>)
2V
| colspan="1" |D2= Two x1 slots
2V = DVI-D
|-
| colspan="1" |D3
| colspan="1" |D3
| colspan="1" |Minimum 3 PCI in any combination
|-
| colspan="1" |D3P
| colspan="1" |D3
P
| colspan="1" |D3 = 3 PCI
P = additional USB slots with WIFI (optional)
|-
| colspan="1" |DS3H
| colspan="1" |DS3
H
| colspan="1" |DS3 = Two x16 slots
H = HDMI
|-
| colspan="1" |D3H
| colspan="1" |D3
H
| colspan="1" |D3 = 3 PCI
H = HDMI
|-
| colspan="1" |HD2
| colspan="1" |HD2
| colspan="1" |Any combination of 3 PCI + no M.2 slots
|-
| colspan="1" |HD3
| colspan="1" |HD3
| colspan="1" |Any combination of 3 PCI + M.2 slots
|-
| colspan="1" |HD3P
| colspan="1" |HD3
P
| colspan="1" |HD3 = 3 PCI + M.2 slots
P = additional USB slots with WIFI (optional)
|-
| colspan="1" |D3V
| colspan="1" |D3
V
| colspan="1" |D3 = Minimum 3 PCI
V = DVI-D
|}
For example, <u>B550M DS3H</u>. First part denotes that it has a '''B550''' chipset, and is a '''Micro ATX''' form factor. The second part; '''DS3H''' breaks down into '''DS3 = Two x16 slots''' and '''H = HDMI'''
 
== Sources ==
https://nomoreviews.com/gigabyte-motherboard/
 
https://www.gigabyte.com

Revision as of 18:01, 27 June 2021

Aorus Motherboards[edit | edit source]

Gigabyte uses a tier system of naming for their Aorus line of boards, they are placed after the chipset code and 'Aorus'. For example the X570 AORUS MASTER. They are:

  • XTREME / Gaming 9
  • MASTER / Gaming 7
  • ULTRA / Gaming 5
  • PRO / Ultra Gaming
  • ELITE / Gaming 3

(In order of best to worst).

  • For motherboards like the B450 AORUS M, the 'M' just denotes that it is a Micro ATX board.

Non-Aorus Motherboards[edit | edit source]

Gigabyte uses a special naming system for their other motherboards, it consists of three parts separated by hyphens (-). For example the GA-B550M-DS3H.


The first part, GA, simply denotes that the motherboard is manufactured by Gigabyte

The second part indicates the chipset that the motherboard uses, in this case AMD B550

The third part denotes the feature set of the motherboard (See below)

1st segment abbreviations:[edit | edit source]

  • If 'M' appears after the chipset code, it is a Micro ATX board.
  • If 'I' appears after the chipset code, it is a Mini ITX board.

2nd segment abbreviations (Unused on recent boards):[edit | edit source]

  • E - (Dynamic Energy Saver) - Energy saving features
  • T - Only DDR3 SDRAM support
  • C - Both DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM support
  • No T or C abbreviations mean that the motherboard only has DDR2 SDRAM support.

3rd segment abbreviations:[edit | edit source]

  • D (Durability) - Indicates that the motherboard uses only solid state capacitors.
  • UD (Ultra Durable 3) - Introduces 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers.
  • USB3 – Indicates that the motherboard features Ultra Durable 3 and USB 3.0 support
  • S2 (Smart, Safe) - Various features such as Q-Flash BIOS etc.
  • S3 (Smart, Speed, Safe) - Same as above, but includes overclocking features.
  • S4 (Silent Pipe, Smart, Speed, Safe) - Same as above, but uses heat pipe cooling.
  • S5 (CrossFire, Silent Pipe, Smart, Speed, Safe) - Same as above, but with CrossFire support.
  • Q6 (Quad BIOS, Quad Cooling, Quad E-SATA2, Quad Triple Phase, Quad-Core Optimized, Quad DDR2 Slots) - Indicates quad-core optimization.

4th segment abbreviations:[edit | edit source]

  • R - 2 extra SATAII ports and possibly RAID support. May have FireWire port. May not have ATI CrossFire support. (i.e; GA-P35-DS3R)
  • G - Solid capacitors for the CPU Volt Regulator Module.
  • H - HDMI port.
  • L - Probably "Lite". Fewer SATAII ports. No RAID support. No FireWire ports. No ATI CrossFire support. Heatsink cooling. (i.e GA-P35-DS3L). It could also indicate Gigabit LAN (as in GA-G31M-S2L, versus GA-G31M-S2C which has support for 10/100Mbps Ethernet).
  • P - Silent Pipe, RAID, Extra PCI Express slots, extra SATAII ports. (i.e; GA-EP45-DS3P)

Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

High Definition Multimedia Interface

Peripheral Component Interconnect

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