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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 23identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (4 vs 3). The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD (6 vs 5). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, 0, 1 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8211CL on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, Realtek RTL8111C on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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ASUS

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GIGABYTE

GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78GPM-DS2H

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one0.125 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
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 connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, Windows XPWindows Vista/ XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 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)
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersNVIDIA GeForce 8300SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerDiffersNVIDIA GeForce 8Radeon HD3200
Special featuresKnown for one- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVI
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connector
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE

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