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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-VM AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 23identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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55 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78-VM AMD

Model M4A78-VM

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model GA-G41M-ES2L

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100IDE
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3 Gb/sSATA
Graphics controllerDiffersATI Radeon HD3200GMA X4500
Audio outputKnown for oneRealtek ALC888B
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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