Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78-VM AMD:AMD
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78-VM AMD:Socket AM2
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78-VM AMD:3
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78-VM AMD:6
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:6
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78-VM, GA-G41M-ES2L
55 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-VM AMD Model M4A78-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41M-ES2L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
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 COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	224 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA
Graphics controllerDiffers	ATI Radeon HD3200	GMA X4500
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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