Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-HTPC AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

37specifications compared
20differ
17identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78-HTPC AMD:AMD
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78-HTPC AMD:Socket AM3
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78-HTPC AMD:16 GB
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78-HTPC AMD:3
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78-HTPC AMD:5
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of EATX power connectors
- M4A78-HTPC AMD:2
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC AMD:1
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC AMD:0
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A78-HTPC, GA-P31-S3L
75 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-HTPC AMD Model M4A78-HTPC View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-S3L 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
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	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	4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 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 EATX power connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
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 RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	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 chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000/ME/9X
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
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	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	iTE IT8718
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS

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