Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP vs GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:Socket 939
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):Socket AM2
ECC сompatibility
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):ECC
Maximum internal memory
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4 GB
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:1
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):2
Motherboard form factor
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:micro ATX
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):ATX
Audio chip
- A8N-VM CSM/NBP:ADI AD1986A
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of A8N-VM CSM/NBP, GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)
40 specifications	A ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1986A	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 4 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL - PME, WOR - PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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