Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77TD PRO/U3S6 vs MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A77TD PRO/U3S6:AMD
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A77TD PRO/U3S6:Socket AM3
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- M4A77TD PRO/U3S6:4
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A77TD PRO/U3S6:6
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A77TD PRO/U3S6:6
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A77TD PRO/U3S6:1
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A77TD PRO/U3S6:1
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A77TD PRO/U3S6:0
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M4A77TD PRO/U3S6, 945GCM478
44 specifications	A ASUS M4A77TD PRO/U3S6 View product	B MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model 945GCM478 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket 478
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
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 quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	PCIe Gb LAN	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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