Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX

21specifications compared
12differ
9identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:4
Headphone outputs
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Realtek RTL8111C
- 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8101E

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Comparison of GA-MA78G-DS3H, 945GCM478-L
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product	B MSI 945GCM478-L Socket 478 micro ATX Model 945GCM478-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
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
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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	1 x PCI Express 16x 2 x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DMA 66/100 IDE

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