Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:Intel
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:Socket 370
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:3
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:ECC
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Non-ECC
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:0
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-6BXC, GA-MA78LM-S2
61 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX Model GA-6BXC View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-MA78LM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 370	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD 3000
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98	Win 7/Vista/XP
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	4	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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