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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 8identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 3 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (4 vs 1). The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 6 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (8 GB vs 2 GB). The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (3 vs 2). Only the ASUS M3N78 PRO has S/PDIF out port. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • Socket 945
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 1
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 2 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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57 specifications
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ASUS

M3N78 PROView product
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GIGABYTE

GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX

Model GA-GC230D

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2Socket 945
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers41
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Mbit
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, Windows XPMicrosoft Windows XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, Anti-virus software (OEM)
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8300
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
Special featuresKnown for one- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVI
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connector

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