Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

20specifications compared
4differ
16identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:8
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:2
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
Motherboard chipset
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:AMD 780G
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD 740G

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Comparison of M3A78-EMH HDMI, GA-MA74GM-S2H
40 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2H View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 780G	AMD 740G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/ XP
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	229 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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