Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:12
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1

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Comparison of M3A78, GA-MA790GP-DS4H
47 specifications	A ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A78 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790GP-DS4H View product
Memory1 differ
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	12
S/PDIF out 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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
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 chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	AMD 790GX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
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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