Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:2
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:2
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-MA770-US3, 760GM-E51
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA770-US3 View product	B MSI 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model 760GM-E51 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD

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