Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

25specifications compared
9differ
16identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Depth
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, GA-M78SM-S2H
44 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M78SM-S2H View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio 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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
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
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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

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