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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-EH AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 15identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 8
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • AMD 780G
    • AMD 740G
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC883
    • Realtek ALC888

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40 specifications
A

ASUS

M3A78-EH AMD

Model M3A78-EH

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA74GM-S2H

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers84
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 780GAMD 740G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC883Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 3 x PCI1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one306 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm

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