Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD vs MSI G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

36specifications compared
14differ
22identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:AMD
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:Socket AM3
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:3
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:5
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:2
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:1
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:0
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:1
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of M4A78-HTPC/RC, G43TM-E51
67 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD Model M4A78-HTPC/RC View product	B MSI G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43TM-E51 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	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
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/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
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	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
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
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 RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
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
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	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
DepthDiffers	244 mm	230 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATAII
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
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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