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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
    • M3N78 PRO:8 GB
    • GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • M3N78 PRO:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3N78 PRO:3
    • GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M3N78 PRO:6
    • GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M3N78 PRO:6
    • GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M3N78 PRO:0
    • GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3N78 PRO:1
    • GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M3N78 PRO:0
    • GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of M3N78 PRO, GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
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GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD

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Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.125 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 chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, Windows XPWindows Vista/ XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 780G
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, Anti-virus software (OEM)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersNVIDIA GeForce 8300SATA
Graphics controllerDiffersNVIDIA GeForce 8Radeon HD3200
Special featuresKnown for one- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVIUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connectorUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE

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