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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD vs MSI G43M2 mATX S775

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 7identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0

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48 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78GM-DS2H

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B

MSI

G43M2 mATX S775View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Audio outputKnown for one6

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