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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 19identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • Socket AM3
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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52 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

Model M4A78

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

Model GA-MA790FXT-UD5P

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2Socket AM3
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, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers510
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 connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers306 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers209 mm244 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/sSATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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