Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775

40specifications compared
18differ
22identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD:AMD
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD:5
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:6
Number of EATX power connectors
- GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD:1
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD:1
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD:1
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD:1
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD:1
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:0

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Comparison of GA-MA785GM-US2H, P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775
55 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA785GM-US2H View product	B GIGABYTE P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 4200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 785G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/ME/9X	Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	2	5
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	243 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ITE IT8718	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Easy Energy Saver Time Repare Q-Share	Unknown — not stated by the source

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