Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of M4A78L-M, GA-EG41MFT-US2H
46 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78L-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG41MFT-US2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	224 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons