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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI K9A2VM-F V2

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 15identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Headphone outputs
    • 6
    • 1
  • Networking features
    • 10/100/1000 Mbit
    • Gigabit Ethernet

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65 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78G-DS3H

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MSI

K9A2VM-F V2View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,533,667 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneParallel ATA, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 780GAMD 780V
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one215 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD

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