Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI X58 Platinum SLI

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- X58 Platinum SLI:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
- X58 Platinum SLI:6
Maximum internal memory
- M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- X58 Platinum SLI:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:3
- X58 Platinum SLI:0
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- X58 Platinum SLI:8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- X58 Platinum SLI:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
- X58 Platinum SLI:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- X58 Platinum SLI:0

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Comparison of M4A77T/USB3, X58 Platinum SLI
46 specifications	A ASUS M4A77T/USB3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A77T/USB3 View product	B MSI X58 Platinum SLI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
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
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
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
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	0 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	0 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes

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