Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
LAN controller
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8112L
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL

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Comparison of M4A77D, 770T-C45
50 specifications	A ASUS M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A77D View product	B MSI 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model 770T-C45 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 770	AMD 770
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1818S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	306 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889 / ALC885

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