Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 PRO vs MSI G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

29specifications compared
15differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78 PRO:AMD
- G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78 PRO:Socket AM2
- G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78 PRO:4
- G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78 PRO:16 GB
- G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78 PRO:6
- G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78 PRO:1
- G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A78 PRO:0
- G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78 PRO:1
- G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78 PRO, G41M-FIDP
52 specifications	A ASUS M4A78 PRO View product	B MSI G41M-FIDP LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-FIDP View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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