Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:3
- GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:10
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
Networking features
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Gigabit
- GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
PCI Express x16 slots
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:3

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Comparison of M4A77, GA-790FXTA-UD5
51 specifications	A ASUS M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A77 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-790FXTA-UD5 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-790FXTA-UD5 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	10
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion 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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1818S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial 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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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