Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI K9A2VM-FD AMD

26specifications compared
11differ
15identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- K9A2VM-FD AMD:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- K9A2VM-FD AMD:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- K9A2VM-FD AMD:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
- K9A2VM-FD AMD:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
- K9A2VM-FD AMD:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
- K9A2VM-FD AMD:0
Headphone outputs
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
- K9A2VM-FD AMD:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:ATX
- K9A2VM-FD AMD:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-MA78G-DS3H, K9A2VM-FD
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product	B MSI K9A2VM-FD AMD Model K9A2VM-FD View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Realtek RTL8111C, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 780G	AMD 780V
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
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
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	On-Board: 1 x Front panel 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x SPDIF-out Back Panel: 1 x Graphics Card
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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