Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI P45 Diamond

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
- P45 Diamond:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P45 Diamond:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- P45 Diamond:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- P45 Diamond:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- P45 Diamond:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
- P45 Diamond:8
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
- P45 Diamond:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- P45 Diamond:8

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Comparison of GA-MA78G-DS3H, P45 Diamond
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product	B MSI P45 Diamond View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	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 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	2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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