Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI K9A2 Platinum V2

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- K9A2 Platinum V2:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
- K9A2 Platinum V2:0, 1, 0+1
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:5
- K9A2 Platinum V2:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
- K9A2 Platinum V2:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:micro ATX
- K9A2 Platinum V2:ATX
Audio chip
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC889A
- K9A2 Platinum V2:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T

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Comparison of GA-MA78GM-S2H, K9A2 Platinum V2
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-S2H View product	B MSI K9A2 Platinum V2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
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 in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	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 / ALC888T
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 slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	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	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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