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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-VM AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 16identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 12
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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56 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78-VM AMD

Model M4A78-VM

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-MA790X-UD4P

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers312
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
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 connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 780GAMD 790X
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI Radeon HD3200

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