Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

36specifications compared
16differ
20identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:AMD
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:Socket AM3
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:4
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:16 GB
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:3
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:5
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:1
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:0
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A78-HTPC/RC, G31TM-P35
67 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD Model M4A78-HTPC/RC 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
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	SO-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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	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	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 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
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
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 channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
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 & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface type	IDE	IDE
Controller interface type	SATA	SATA
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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