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ASUS P5KPL SE vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 12identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5KPL SE (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5KPL SE (16 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 10 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5KPL SE (12 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5KPL SE, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5KPL SE, Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5KPL SE:Intel
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5KPL SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5KPL SE:2
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5KPL SE:4 GB
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5KPL SE:2
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:12
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5KPL SE:0
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5KPL SE:0
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5KPL SE:0
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P5KPL SE, GA-MA78GM-DS2H
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GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers212
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Lan10/100/1000 Mbit
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 780G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista Windows XP Windows Vista(64Bit)/XP(64Bit)Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers203 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME,WOR by PME, WOR by RingUnknown — not stated by the source

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