Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:Socket 370
Number of memory slots
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:3
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
Number of COM connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78L-M, GA-6BXC
57 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78L-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX Model GA-6BXC View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket 370
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® III
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	3
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon HD3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source

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