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ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD vs ASUS P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 7identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • M4A78LT motherboard AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:ECC
  • RAID levels
    • M4A78LT motherboard AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:0, 1, 10
  • On-board graphics card
    • M4A78LT motherboard AMD:No
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:Yes
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4A78LT motherboard AMD:4
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • M4A78LT motherboard AMD:1
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M4A78LT motherboard AMD:2
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M4A78LT motherboard AMD:0
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • M4A78LT motherboard AMD:AMD 760G
    • P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:Intel® C204

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Comparison of M4A78LT, P8B-C/SAS/4L
60 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneAMDUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket AM3Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111EUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GIntel® C204
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB710Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers35
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one8 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers203 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4

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