Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

35specifications compared
12differ
23identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
Number of SATA connectors
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:6
DVI-D ports quantity
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:1
Headphone outputs
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:3
Motherboard form factor
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:ATX

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Comparison of I220GC, GA-MA74GM-S2
54 specifications	A ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model I220GC View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
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 740G
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	Windows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	188.7 mm	234 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	224 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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