Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0

32specifications compared
11differ
21identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M4A785TD-M EVO:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:2
Maximum internal memory
- M4A785TD-M EVO:16 GB
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:8 GB
RAID levels
- M4A785TD-M EVO:0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A785TD-M EVO:5
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A785TD-M EVO:6
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A785TD-M EVO:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A785TD-M EVO:1
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:0
LAN controller
- M4A785TD-M EVO:Realtek RTL8112L
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:Realtek RTL8111C

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Comparison of M4A785TD-M EVO, GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0
56 specifications	A ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 785G	AMD 740G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win XP, Vista
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 4200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security

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