Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

38specifications compared
17differ
21identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphics card
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Radeon HD 3000
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:GeForce 8
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-MA78LM-S2, NF980-G65
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-MA78LM-S2 View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardDiffers	Radeon HD 3000	GeForce 8
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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