Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-EH AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3A78-EH AMD:4
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78-EH AMD:8
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78-EH AMD:6
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- M3A78-EH AMD:ATX
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- M3A78-EH AMD:7.1 channels
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
Width
- M3A78-EH AMD:306 mm
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- M3A78-EH AMD:244 mm
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:225 mm

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Comparison of M3A78-EH, GA-M61PME-S2
40 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-EH AMD Model M3A78-EH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & 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	8	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	306 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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