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ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
14differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 3). The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of M3N78-CM, GA-EP31-DS3L
44 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-CM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP31-DS3L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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 form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	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/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, 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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