Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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
55 specifications	A ASUS P5Q3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q3 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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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