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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD vs MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 18identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 12
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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50 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78GM-DS2H

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B

MSI

P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P45-8D

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers124
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers58
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111CRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA2
RAID controller typeKnown for oneSATA2

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