Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
RAID levels
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:5
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:10
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78, GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
52 specifications	A ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M4A78 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA790FXT-UD5P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
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, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	10
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
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	244 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	SATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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