Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

25specifications compared
6differ
19identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:12
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
Depth
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:210 mm
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-M78SM-S2H, K9N2GM-FIH
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M78SM-S2H View product	B MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N2GM-FIH View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 8200
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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