Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1)

43specifications compared
17differ
26identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD:AMD
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):Intel
Processor socket
- GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD:Socket AM3+
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD:SATA II
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD:4
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD:0
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD:0
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD:6
- GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1):2

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Comparison of GA-78LMT-S2PV, GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1)
70 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PV motherboard AMD Model GA-78LMT-S2PV View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DASH (rev. 1.1)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD 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 X8	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111EP
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	1.0b	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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