Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E Deluxe vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD

29specifications compared
13differ
16identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E Deluxe:Intel
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E Deluxe:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5E Deluxe:8 GB
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
RAID levels
- P5E Deluxe:0, 1, 10
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E Deluxe:3
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5E Deluxe:1
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5E Deluxe:1
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E Deluxe:6
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4

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Comparison of P5E Deluxe, GA-MA78G-DS3H
43 specifications	A ASUS P5E Deluxe View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
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 Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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