Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

29specifications compared
11differ
18identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:3
- GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Networking features
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Gigabit
- GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
Audio chip
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:VIA VT1818S
- GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC888
PCI Express x1 slots
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A77, GA-770TA-U3
53 specifications	A ASUS M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A77 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-770TA-U3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-770TA-U3 View product
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1818S	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	4
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	306 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector 2 x system fan header 1 x North Bridge fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x serial port header 1 x parallel port header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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