Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
10differ
16identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek AL662

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Comparison of M3N78-EH, GA-G31MF-S2
53 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N78-EH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MF-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Phy Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek AL662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	236 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	S/PDIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3100

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