Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD vs MSI P7N SLI-FI

26specifications compared
11differ
15identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
- P7N SLI-FI:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P7N SLI-FI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- P7N SLI-FI:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
- P7N SLI-FI:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
- P7N SLI-FI:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
- P7N SLI-FI:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
- P7N SLI-FI:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1
- P7N SLI-FI:0

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Comparison of GA-MA78G-DS3H, P7N SLI-FI
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product	B MSI P7N SLI-FI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	IEEE1394, Realtek RTL8211BL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
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
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm

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