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ASUS AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX vs ASUS M4A78-AM AMD

53specifications compared
19differ
34identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:Intel
- M4A78-AM AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:BGA 437
- M4A78-AM AMD:Socket AM3
Compatible processor series
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:Intel Atom®
- M4A78-AM AMD:AMD Phenom
Number of memory slots
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:1
- M4A78-AM AMD:2
ECC сompatibility
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:Non-ECC
- M4A78-AM AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:533 MHz
- M4A78-AM AMD:667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:2 GB
- M4A78-AM AMD:8 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX:224 MB
- M4A78-AM AMD:256 MB

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Comparison of AT3GC-I, M4A78-AM
64 specifications	A ASUS AT3GC-I Intel® 945GC BGA 437 mini ATX Model AT3GC-I View product	B ASUS M4A78-AM AMD Model M4A78-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	5.2 GT/s
Processor modelKnown for one	330	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	1	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	533 MHz	667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	224 MB	256 MB
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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 945GC	AMD 780G
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 HD3200

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