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ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 19identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:12
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
    • GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P5Q3, 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
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers312
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111CRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek 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 sourceMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Depth244 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
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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