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ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L 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 GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 5). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L 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-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:5
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M3N78, GA-EP43-S3L
50 specifications	A ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N78 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-S3L 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 connectorsDiffers	5	6
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 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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	218 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	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

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