Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD vs MSI GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX

40specifications compared
20differ
20identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Compatible processor series
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:AMD Phenom
- GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD Phenom II X2
Supported memory types
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:DDR2-SDRAM
- GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:4
- GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Memory slots type
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:SO-DIMM
- GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX:DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:667,800,1066 MHz
- GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX:800,1066,1300 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:16 GB
- GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:5
- GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:1
- GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78-HTPC/RC, GF615M-P33
68 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD Model M4A78-HTPC/RC View product	B MSI GF615M-P33 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GF615M-P33 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom	AMD Phenom II X2
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
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 speedsDiffers	667,800,1066 MHz	800,1066,1300 MHz
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantity	0	0
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	4
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial 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 RTL8211CL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 780G	NVIDIA MCP61P
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
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	200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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