Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

19specifications compared
5differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:4
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:8
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:6
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Depth
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:229 mm
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:225 mm

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Comparison of M3A78-EMH HDMI, GA-M61PME-S2
40 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI 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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	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 quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 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 & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	229 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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