Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs Fujitsu A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX

32specifications compared
15differ
17identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
Compatible processor series
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
- A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD Sempron
Number of memory slots
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A78, A8V-MX
52 specifications	A ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M4A78 View product	B Fujitsu A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Socket 939 micro ATX Model A8V-MX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 939
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	AMD Sempron
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	VIA K8M800
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC653
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	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	306 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	209 mm	218 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
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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