Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

28specifications compared
12differ
16identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:3
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:10
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
Networking features
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Gigabit
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
Motherboard chipset
- M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 770
- GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 790X

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Comparison of M4A77, GA-790XTA-UD4
50 specifications	A ASUS M4A77 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A77 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-790XTA-UD4 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
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
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	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 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	AMD 790X
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1818S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
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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