Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
13differ
13identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 6 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX (12 vs 6). The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 5). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M3A78, GA-EG45M-DS2H
47 specifications	A ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A78 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG45M-DS2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC889A
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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