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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 20identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 6 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (12 vs 6). The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 5). Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX, 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 12
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 6
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6

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55 specifications
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ASUS

M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-EM

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-MA790GP-DS4H

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Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers612
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers13
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC120Realtek ALC889A
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Trial softwareDiffersAnti-VirusNorton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS MyLogo 2
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, WOL/WOR @ PME, PX
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes

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