Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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

Key differences

RAID levels
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:5
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:6
PCI slots
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:4

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Comparison of M4A78, GA-M52L-S3P
53 specifications	A ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M4A78 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M52L-S3P View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	2
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
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	3	4
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	305 mm
DepthDiffers	209 mm	215 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 features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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