Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

37specifications compared
14differ
23identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M3A76-CM, GA-G41M-ES2L
51 specifications	A ASUS M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3A76-CM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41M-ES2L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA
Graphics controllerDiffers	ATI Radeon 3000	GMA X4500
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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