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ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 15identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 6 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (12 vs 6). The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (5 vs 4). The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
    • GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
    • GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
    • GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:5
    • GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of M3N78, GA-EP35-DS3L
46 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers612
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers218 mm210 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltra Durable Motherboard Over-clocking Enhanced
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MBUnknown — not stated by the source

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