Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD

30specifications compared
9differ
21identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Compatible processor series
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® Celeron®
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:5
Headphone outputs
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:6
Audio chip
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek AL662
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:7.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-G31MF-S2, GA-MA78GM-S2H
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MF-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-S2H View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek AL662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slots	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source

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