Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:Intel
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:micro ATX
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:ATX

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of GA-MA78LM-S2H, 790X-G45
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78LM-S2H View product	B MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model 790X-G45 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	4	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	AMD 790X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1828S
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons