Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 PRO vs MSI G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
12differ
14identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78 PRO:AMD
- G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78 PRO:Socket AM2
- G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78 PRO:4
- G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78 PRO:16 GB
- G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- M4A78 PRO:512 MB
- G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 MB
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78 PRO:6
- G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78 PRO:1
- G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78 PRO:1
- G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78 PRO, G41M2-FD
51 specifications	A ASUS M4A78 PRO View product	B MSI G41M2-FD LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M2-FD 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
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	512 MB	244 MB
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
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
CPU 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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