Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Striker II NSE vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Striker II NSE:Intel
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- Striker II NSE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- Striker II NSE:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
RAID levels
- Striker II NSE:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- Striker II NSE:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Striker II NSE:2
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Striker II NSE:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
HDMI ports quantity
- Striker II NSE:0
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of Striker II NSE, GA-MA74GM-S2H
46 specifications	A ASUS Striker II NSE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
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	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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