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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-HTPC AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 8identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Compatible processor series
    • AMD Phenom
    • Intel® Pentium® D
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 256 MB
    • 16 MB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 4

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73 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78-HTPC AMD

Model M4A78-HTPC

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model GA-5EXSH-RH

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD PhenomIntel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one2000 MHz
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers256 MB16 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
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 connectorsDiffers54
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
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) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
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
COM ports quantityKnown for one2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros L1E
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 780GIntel® 3000
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slots11
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
PCI-X slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3 Gb/sITE IT8718F-S
Graphics controllerKnown for oneXGI Volari Z7
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneYes
RAID controller typeKnown for oneIntel ICH7R

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