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ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):4
ECC сompatibility
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):ECC
Maximum internal memory
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4 GB
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):6
Audio chip
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):7.1 channels
BIOS memory size
- G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:64 Mbit
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):32 Mbit

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Comparison of G-SURF365, GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)
38 specifications	A ASUS G-SURF365 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model G-SURF365 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Microphone in	Yes	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
Headphone outputsKnown 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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	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 PCIe x16 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 4 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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