Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, GA-EG31M-S2
42 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG31M-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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