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GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 2 more IEEE1394 connectors than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-MA78G-DS3H, G31M3
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product	B MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3 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®, Intel® Pentium®
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/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown 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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	0
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	224 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	218 mm

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