Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX vs ASUS M2A74-AM AMD

49specifications compared
18differ
31identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:Intel
- M2A74-AM AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:BGA 437
- M2A74-AM AMD:Socket AM3
Compatible processor series
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:Intel Atom®
- M2A74-AM AMD:AMD Phenom
Number of memory slots
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:1
- M2A74-AM AMD:2
ECC сompatibility
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:Non-ECC
- M2A74-AM AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:2 GB
- M2A74-AM AMD:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:2
- M2A74-AM AMD:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:2
- M2A74-AM AMD:4

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Comparison of AT3GC-I, M2A74-AM
64 specifications	A ASUS AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX Model AT3GC-I View product	B ASUS M2A74-AM AMD Model M2A74-AM View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 437	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel Atom®	AMD Phenom
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GT/s
Processor modelKnown for one	330	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	1	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 945GC	AMD 740G
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	171 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	171 mm	208 mm
Other features2 differ
Audio outputDiffers	VT 1705	VT1708S
Graphics controllerDiffers	GMA 950	Radeon 2100
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	224 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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