Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI P7N Zilent

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD
- P7N Zilent:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P7N Zilent:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor series
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
- P7N Zilent:Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
- P7N Zilent:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
- P7N Zilent:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
- P7N Zilent:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:5
- P7N Zilent:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
- P7N Zilent:2

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Comparison of GA-MA78GM-S2H, P7N Zilent
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-S2H View product	B MSI P7N Zilent View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Intel® Pentium® D
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, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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 port	Yes	Yes
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
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	2 x PCI 2 x IDE 3 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE/SATA
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Circu-pipe, Zalman CPU Cooling
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm

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