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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-VM AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 9identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1
    • JBOD
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 12
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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56 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78-VM AMD

Model M4A78-VM

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA790FX-UD5P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model GA-MA790FX-UD5P

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers612
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers06
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareDiffers- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate UtilityNorton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI Radeon HD3200
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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