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ASUS M4N78 SE vs GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 18identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • M4N78 SE:Socket AM2
    • GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
  • RAID levels
    • M4N78 SE:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M4N78 SE:4
    • GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4N78 SE:6
    • GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M4N78 SE:0
    • GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • M4N78 SE:0
    • GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • M4N78 SE:0
    • GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
  • Headphone outputs
    • M4N78 SE:1
    • GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:3

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Comparison of M4N78 SE, GA-M85M-US2H
51 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2Socket AM3
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity11
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8211CL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC662Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers304 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGeForce 8100

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