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GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD vs MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX)

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 30identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD (3 vs 2). The MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) has 6 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD (6 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD has 6 more SATA II connectors than the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) (6 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD, SATA III on the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX). Motherboard chipset: AMD 760G on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD, AMD 880G on the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX).

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:SATA II
    • 880GMS-E35 (FX):SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:2
    • 880GMS-E35 (FX):3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:0
    • 880GMS-E35 (FX):6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:6
    • 880GMS-E35 (FX):0
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:1
    • 880GMS-E35 (FX):0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:4
    • 880GMS-E35 (FX):6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:2
    • 880GMS-E35 (FX):1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:0
    • 880GMS-E35 (FX):1

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Comparison of GA-78LMT-S2PT, 880GMS-E35 (FX)
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GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD

Model GA-78LMT-S2PT

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3+Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8AMD Phenom FX
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.2 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds800,1066,1333 MHz800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHybrid CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.0
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers60
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)11
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.3
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard chipset familyAMDAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GAMD 880G
Motherboard southbridgeDiffersAMD SB710AMD SB850
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard form factorKnown for onemicro ATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
PCI slots11
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARDUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0bUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one206 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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