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ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 6 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (12 vs 6). The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more IEEE1394 connectors than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:12
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M3N78, GA-EG45M-DS2H
49 specifications	A ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N78 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG45M-DS2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	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	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	12
Number of SATA connectors	5	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
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	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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