Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

33specifications compared
11differ
22identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:12
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
Headphone outputs
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:6
Networking features
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:10/100/1000 Mbit

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Comparison of P5N7A-VM, GA-MA78GM-DS2H
51 specifications	A ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N7A-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-DS2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
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
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	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	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	234 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 9300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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