Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78L-M LE vs GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX

40specifications compared
23differ
17identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M4A78L-M LE (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX has 24 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A78L-M LE (32 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M4A78L-M LE (8 vs 4). Only the ASUS M4A78L-M LE has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A78L-M LE, Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX.

Processor socket
- M4A78L-M LE:Socket AM3
- GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX:Socket AM3+
Number of memory slots
- M4A78L-M LE:2
- GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A78L-M LE:667,800 MHz
- GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78L-M LE:8 GB
- GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78L-M LE:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
On-board graphics card
- M4A78L-M LE:Yes
- GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78L-M LE:4
- GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- M4A78L-M LE:0
- GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A78L-M LE, GA-990FXA-UD5
73 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M LE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ ATX Model GA-990FXA-UD5 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	667,800 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Hybrid CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	AMD 990FX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	8 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88SE9172

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