Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX vs MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

30specifications compared
15differ
15identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:4
RAID levels
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-MA78LM-S2, 790X-G45
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-MA78LM-S2 View product	B MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model 790X-G45 View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power 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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	VIA VT1828S
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
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	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	210 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

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