Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:5
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:6
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC889A
- K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883

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Comparison of GA-MA78GM-S2H, K9AGM-FID
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-S2H View product	B MSI K9AGM-FID Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM-FID View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
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 inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s, 1000Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC883
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	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x 32-bit Master 3.3v/5v PCI Bus
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

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