Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N WS vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD

24specifications compared
8differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- M3N WS:8 GB
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
RAID levels
- M3N WS:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N WS:6
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M3N WS:1
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N WS:6
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N WS:1
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
Audio chip
- M3N WS:Realtek ALC888
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of M3N WS, GA-MA78G-DS3H
45 specifications	A ASUS M3N WS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
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 connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	2	2
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	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	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2 1 x PCI-X	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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