Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD

36specifications compared
6differ
30identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:12
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:ATX
Compatible operating systems
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:Windows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Depth
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:210 mm
- GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD:234 mm

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Comparison of GA-M78SM-S2H, GA-MA74GM-S2
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M78SM-S2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2 View product
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Windows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	210 mm	234 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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