Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:AMD
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:12
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-MA78GM-DS2H, P45-8D
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-DS2H View product	B MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P45-8D View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	8
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	SATA2
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA2

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