Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI G31M2 V1

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M2 V1 (16 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G31M2 V1 (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI G31M2 V1 (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI G31M2 V1. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G31M2 V1.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
- G31M2 V1:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- G31M2 V1:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- G31M2 V1:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- G31M2 V1:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
- G31M2 V1:4
LAN controller
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Realtek RTL8111C
- G31M2 V1:Realtek RTL8111B
Networking features
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:10/100/1000 Mbit
- G31M2 V1:Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:ATX
- G31M2 V1:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-MA78G-DS3H, G31M2 V1
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product	B MSI G31M2 V1 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® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	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
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 portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown 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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	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
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-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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