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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 15identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • Socket AM3
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2

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51 specifications
A

ASUS

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

Model M3N78-AM/C/SI

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

Model GA-MA790FXT-UD5P

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers410
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
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 RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
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)
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAII

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