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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 23identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 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-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 5). The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more IEEE1394 connectors than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (3 vs 1). Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, Realtek ALC889A on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX.

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 12
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 6
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • 10/100/1000 Mbit

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53 specifications
A

ASUS

M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3A78-T

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-MA790GP-DS4H

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one128 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3300
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers312
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers13
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetAMD 790GXAMD 790GX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes

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