Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0)

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):Socket FM2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0):1

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Comparison of GA-F2A78M-DS2, GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0)
61 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-DS2 motherboard AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A78M-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-HD2 (rev. 3.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	Socket FM2
Internal I/Oidentical
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) 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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit

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