Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

30specifications compared
11differ
19identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
- GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-MA78G-DS3H, GA-X48-DS4
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X48-DS4 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCIE 2.0 x16 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718

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