Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS Rampage II GENE

34specifications compared
15differ
19identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- Rampage II GENE:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- Rampage II GENE:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- Rampage II GENE:6
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:ECC
- Rampage II GENE:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- Rampage II GENE:24 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- Rampage II GENE:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:5
- Rampage II GENE:7
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- Rampage II GENE:4

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Comparison of M4A78, Rampage II GENE
53 specifications	A ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M4A78 View product	B ASUS Rampage II GENE View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	306 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	209 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update	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
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SupremeFX

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