Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-VM AMD vs MSI 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

31specifications compared
14differ
17identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A78-VM AMD:Socket AM2
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- M4A78-VM AMD:2
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78-VM AMD:8 GB
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78-VM AMD:3
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78-VM, 770-C35
54 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-VM AMD Model M4A78-VM View product	B MSI 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 770-C35 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 780G	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888S
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	210 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 featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon HD3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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