Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 SE vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

31specifications compared
20differ
11identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3N78 SE:2
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78 SE:8 GB
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78 SE:3
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:12
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78 SE:4
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:6
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:0
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:1
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78 SE:0
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of M3N78 SE, GA-MA78GM-DS2H
50 specifications	A ASUS M3N78 SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-DS2H View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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