Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI K9N SLI-F V2

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- K9N SLI-F V2:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
- K9N SLI-F V2:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:5
- K9N SLI-F V2:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
- K9N SLI-F V2:2
Headphone outputs
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:6
- K9N SLI-F V2:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:micro ATX
- K9N SLI-F V2:ATX
Audio chip
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC889A
- K9N SLI-F V2:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of GA-MA78GM-S2H, K9N SLI-F V2
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-S2H View product	B MSI K9N SLI-F V2 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	8 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
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	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	- 2 x PCI Express x16 - 2 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x 32-bit PCI
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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA133/100/66

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