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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI P43 NEO-F

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 18identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD has 5 more headphone outputs than the MSI P43 NEO-F (6 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI P43 NEO-F. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P43 NEO-F. Networking features: 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet on the MSI P43 NEO-F. Audio chip: Realtek ALC889A on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P43 NEO-F.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Headphone outputs
    • 6
    • 1
  • Networking features
    • 10/100/1000 Mbit
    • 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC889A
    • Realtek ALC888
  • Compatible operating systems
    • Windows Vista/XP
    • Microsoft Windows Vista

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47 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78G-DS3H

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MSI

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors44
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111CRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista/XPMicrosoft Windows Vista
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 1 x IDE 6 x SATA II
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAII
Special featuresKnown for oneHeatSink
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one220 mm
DepthKnown for one305 mm

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