Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78L-M LE vs GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

44specifications compared
22differ
22identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M4A78L-M LE (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A78L-M LE (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M4A78L-M LE (6 vs 4). Only the ASUS M4A78L-M LE has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A78L-M LE, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78L-M LE:AMD
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78L-M LE:Socket AM3
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78L-M LE:2
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78L-M LE:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A78L-M LE:667,800 MHz
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78L-M LE:8 GB
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- M4A78L-M LE:Hybrid CrossFireX
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Not supported
On-board graphics card
- M4A78L-M LE:Yes
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No

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Comparison of M4A78L-M LE, GA-P45T-ES3G
71 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M LE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P45T-ES3G View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Intel Core 2 Quad seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Q6000, Q8000, Q9000
Intel Core 2 Duo seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E4000, E6000, E7000, E8000
Intel Pentium seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E2000, E5000, E6000
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1000, E3000
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	667,800 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Hybrid CrossFireX	Not supported
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 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA II connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® P45
Motherboard southbridgeDiffers	AMD SB710	Intel ICH10R
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	5
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	8 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled 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 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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