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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 9identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1
    • 1, 5
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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ASUS

M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD

Model M4A78-HTPC/RC

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

Model GA-MA790X-UD3P

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+11, 5
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one5
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers58
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersAtheros L1ERealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 780GAMD 790X
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/ XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm233 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Graphics controllerKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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