Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

26specifications compared
12differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:2
RAID levels
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:2
HDMI ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, GA-MA74GM-S2
50 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 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 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
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
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/ME/9X
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 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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