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
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
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
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
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 chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slotsidentical
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
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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