Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0)

23specifications compared
14differ
9identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 3). The ASUS M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 4). Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD, Socket 939 on the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800 MHz on the ASUS M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD, 266,333,400 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0).

Processor socket
- M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):Socket 939
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD:1066,1333,1600,1800 MHz
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD:16 GB
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD:6
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):3
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD:6
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD:6
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD:1
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD:1
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of M4A785T-M/CSM, GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0)
46 specifications	A ASUS M4A785T-M/CSM motherboard AMD Model M4A785T-M/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket 939
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800 MHz	266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	5	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 785G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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