Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

29specifications compared
10differ
19identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
RAID levels
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:micro ATX
Audio chip
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of M3N78-EH, GA-MA74GM-S2H
51 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N78-EH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2H View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 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 quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Windows Vista/ XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
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
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
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

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