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ASUS P5Q SE2 vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 18identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 9 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5Q SE2 (12 vs 3). The ASUS P5Q SE2 has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD (6 vs 5). The ASUS P5Q SE2 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P5Q SE2, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q SE2, Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5Q SE2:Intel
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5Q SE2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5Q SE2:3
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:12
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5Q SE2:6
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q SE2:6
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5Q SE2:0
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5Q SE2:0
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5Q SE2:0
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P5Q SE2, 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
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers312
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC889A
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 780G
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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