Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs ASUS P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Maximum internal memory
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:32 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8112L
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel® 82574L

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Comparison of M4A77, P7F-M
41 specifications	A ASUS M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A77 View product	B ASUS P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7F-M View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Intel® 82574L
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	Intel® 3420
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1818S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	306 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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