Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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	A ASUS M4N78 SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M85M-US2H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8100

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