Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-AM AMD vs MSI G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

38specifications compared
10differ
28identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78-AM AMD:AMD
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78-AM AMD:Socket AM3
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78-AM AMD:3
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A78-AM AMD:1
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- M4A78-AM AMD:3
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
Networking features
- M4A78-AM AMD:Gigabit Ethernet
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
Audio output channels
- M4A78-AM AMD:5.1 channels
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Depth
- M4A78-AM AMD:208 mm
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:193 mm

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Comparison of M4A78-AM, G31TM-P35
65 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-AM AMD Model M4A78-AM View product	B MSI G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P35 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	667,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	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	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	208 mm	193 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	VT1708S	Realtek ALC888S
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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