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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 25identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
    • 0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • PCI slots
    • 3
    • 4

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53 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

Model M4A78

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-M52L-S3P

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, JBOD0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers52
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
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 connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8201CL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers34
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers306 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers209 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100IDE
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3 Gb/sSATA
Audio outputKnown for oneRealtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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