Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs MSI P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

28specifications compared
17differ
11identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78LT-M, P55-GD85
41 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78LT-M View product	B MSI P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD85 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	9
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	Dual LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm

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