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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD vs MSI P45 Zilent

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 17identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P45 Zilent (4 vs 3). The MSI P45 Zilent has 3 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD (8 vs 5). The MSI P45 Zilent has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI P45 Zilent. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45 Zilent.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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47 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA78GPM-DS2H

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MSI

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Internal memoryKnown for one0.125 GB
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers58
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111CRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneRadeon HD3200

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