Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

33specifications compared
17differ
16identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 9 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (12 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 5). The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (8 vs 6). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:5
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of M3A78-T, GA-EP43-S3L
55 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A78-T View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-S3L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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