Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:Intel
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:micro ATX
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD 760G
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI

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Comparison of GA-MA78LM-S2H, NF980-G65
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78LM-S2H View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	4	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
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	3
PCI 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	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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