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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 22identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 8
  • 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
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • 10/100 Mbit
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC887
    • Realtek ALC883

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54 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

Model M4A78

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-M52L-S3P AM2+, ATX, DDRIIView product
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
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers38
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers52
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
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 connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
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 quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8201CL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
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
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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