Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

39specifications compared
17differ
22identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX (4 vs 3). The ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD (6 vs 4). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX, 0, 1 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8211CL on the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX, Realtek RTL8111C on the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD.

Number of memory slots
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:2
RAID levels
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of M3N72-D, GA-MA74GM-S2
54 specifications	A ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N72-D View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	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 740G
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	Windows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareDiffers	Express Gate, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM)	Norton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	1 x USB module 1 x HDMI to DVI 1 x SLI	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x VGA connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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