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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
    • M3A78-EH AMD:4
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3A78-EH AMD:8
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3A78-EH AMD:2
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • M3A78-EH AMD:ATX
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • M3A78-EH AMD:AMD 780G
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD 740G
  • Audio chip
    • M3A78-EH AMD:Realtek ALC883
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of M3A78-EH, GA-MA74GM-S2H
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ASUS

M3A78-EH AMD

Model M3A78-EH

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GIGABYTE

GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA74GM-S2H

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Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers84
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 780GAMD 740G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC883Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one306 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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