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ASUS M4A78LT LE vs GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 27identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A78LT LE has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M4A78LT LE has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M4A78LT LE has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (3 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz on the ASUS M4A78LT LE, 1066,1333,1600,2000 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, JBOD on the ASUS M4A78LT LE, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • M4A78LT LE:4
    • GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • M4A78LT LE:1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz
    • GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333,1600,2000 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M4A78LT LE:16 GB
    • GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • M4A78LT LE:0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M4A78LT LE:3
    • GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4A78LT LE:4
    • GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:8
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • M4A78LT LE:0
    • GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M4A78LT LE:2
    • GA-870A-USB3L motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of M4A78LT LE, GA-870A-USB3L
64 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz1066,1333,1600,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Headphone outputsDiffers35
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GAMD 870 (RX881)
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindowsWindows 7/ Vista/ XP
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers208 mm220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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