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GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

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  • 15differ
  • 23identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (4 vs 3). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, 0, 1 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD. Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD.

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
    • GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
    • GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
    • GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
    • GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0
  • Headphone outputs
    • GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
    • GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:3

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Comparison of GA-M750SLI-DS4, GA-MA74GM-S2
54 specifications
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers63
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 740G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista/XPWindows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCIUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm234 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersSATAiTE IT8718
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDEUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARDUnknown — not stated by the source

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