Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD

30specifications compared
10differ
20identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
- GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:8
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0
Audio chip
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:VIA VT1708S
- GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:Realtek ALC888B
BIOS type
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMI
- GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:AWARD
BIOS memory size
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:64 Mbit
- GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:16 Mbit

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Comparison of M4A78LT-M, GA-MA78LMT-S2
55 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78LT-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78LMT-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Phenom II X6
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
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 speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	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	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 760G
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC888B
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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