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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE AMD 780G + SB700

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 19identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
    • JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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61 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

Model M4A78

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GIGABYTE

AMD 780G + SB700View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Controller typeKnown for oneITE IT8718
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, JBODJBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectors55
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 770AMD 780G
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWin Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers306 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers209 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareDiffers- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS UpdateNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one244 x 244 x 0 mm
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresKnown for one106dB SNR ALC889A HD HDCP Support DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS Q-Share EasyTune Easy Energy Saver Xpress Install Download Center
I/O portsKnown for one1x IDE 1x 4-pin ATX 1x system fan 1x North Bridge fan 1x front panel header 1x power LED header
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit

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