Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
- P43 NEO-F:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P43 NEO-F:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Headphone outputs
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
- P43 NEO-F:1
Networking features
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:10/100/1000 Mbit
- P43 NEO-F:10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Audio chip
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC889A
- P43 NEO-F:Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systems
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Windows Vista/XP
- P43 NEO-F:Microsoft Windows Vista

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Comparison of GA-MA78G-DS3H, P43 NEO-F
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product	B MSI P43 NEO-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
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
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
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 ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown 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 outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows Vista
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI	3 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 one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HeatSink
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm

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