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ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 15identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:Intel
    • GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:8 GB
    • GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:0, 1, 10
    • GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:6
    • GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:6
    • GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP:2
    • GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP, GA-MA78GM-S2H
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GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78GM-S2H

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors44
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portYesYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersMarvell 88E8056Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 780G
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes

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