Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A785T-M AMD vs ASUS Maximus III Gene

35specifications compared
18differ
17identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A785T-M AMD:AMD
- Maximus III Gene:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A785T-M AMD:Socket AM3
- Maximus III Gene:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
ECC сompatibility
- M4A785T-M AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- Maximus III Gene:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- M4A785T-M AMD:0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
- Maximus III Gene:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A785T-M AMD:6
- Maximus III Gene:7
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A785T-M AMD:1
- Maximus III Gene:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A785T-M AMD:6
- Maximus III Gene:9
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A785T-M AMD:0
- Maximus III Gene:1

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Comparison of M4A785T-M, Maximus III Gene
50 specifications	A ASUS M4A785T-M AMD Model M4A785T-M View product	B ASUS Maximus III Gene View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	9
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 785G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	IDE	JMicron JMB363 SATA
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	Intel P55 Express
Audio outputKnown for one	VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 4200	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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