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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P AM2+, ATX, DDRII

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 17identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 8
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6

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50 specifications
A

ASUS

M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-AM/C/SI

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-M52L-S3P AM2+, ATX, DDRIIView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers38
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers42
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
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce
Manageability featuresKnown for oneDMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0A, smbios V2.5, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ FLASH 2, My logo2(256 color)

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