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ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs HP System board (motherboard)

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 11identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
    • System board (motherboard):Socket S1
  • Number of memory slots
    • M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
    • System board (motherboard):2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
    • System board (motherboard):3
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • System board (motherboard):0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • System board (motherboard):0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
    • System board (motherboard):micro ATX

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Comparison of M4A78, System board (motherboard)
49 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2Socket S1
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers63
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one306 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one209 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS UpdateUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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