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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 22identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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54 specifications
A

ASUS

M3N78 PROView product
B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA74GM-S2

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Number of EATX power 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 quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, Windows XPWindows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740G
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm234 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareDiffersExpress Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, Anti-virus software (OEM)Norton Internet Security
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersNVIDIA GeForce 8300iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
Special featuresDiffers- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVI@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connector

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