Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

43specifications compared
24differ
19identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
On-board graphics card
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:No
- GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:3
- GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M5A78L, GA-H67MA-USB3-B3
70 specifications	A ASUS M5A78L AMD 760G Socket AM3 ATX Model M5A78L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H67MA-USB3-B3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® H67
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
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	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8728
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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