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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-EM AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 23identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78-EM AMD has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3A78-EM AMD (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A78-EM AMD (6 vs 5). Networking features: Gigabit LAN on the ASUS M3A78-EM AMD, 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS M3A78-EM AMD, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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56 specifications
A

ASUS

M3A78-EM AMD

Model M3A78-EM

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA74GM-S2

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 780GAMD 740G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneSFS, ASUS C.P.R.
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm234 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareDiffers- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility - Anti-virus software (OEM version)Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
I/O portsKnown for one2 in 1 Q-connector
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8718
Special featuresKnown for one@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1

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