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GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX vs MSI 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

30specifications compared
11differ
19identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-MA78LM-S2, 760GM-E51
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-MA78LM-S2 View product	B MSI 760GM-E51 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model 760GM-E51 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ITE IT8718	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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