Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

29specifications compared
11differ
18identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
Audio chip
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:VIA VT1708S
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888B

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Comparison of M4A78L-M, GA-MA78LM-S2
48 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78L-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-MA78LM-S2 View product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD 3000
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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 portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon HD3000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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