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ASUS Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 5identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:Intel
    • GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:Socket B (LGA 1366)
    • GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:2
    • GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:2
    • GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:2
    • GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:0
    • GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:0
    • GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Z8NH-D12 motherboard Intel® 5500 Socket B (LGA 1366) SSI CEB:0
    • GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of Z8NH-D12, GA-MA78GPM-UD2H
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GA-MA78GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78GPM-UD2H

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.125 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 10, 1
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRadeon HD 3200
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersSSI CEBmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® 5500AMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Vista/XP/ME/9X
CertificationDiffers- FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B, - CE, EN55022 & EN55024, - C-TICKRoHS
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source243 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source243 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareDiffersASWM2.0Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceITE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source@BIOS Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Easy Energy Saver (Note Time Repare Q-Share
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source

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