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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 26identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 6
    • 0
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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68 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78LT motherboard AMD

Model M4A78LT

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-970A-D3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

Model GA-970A-D3

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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers60
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
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 outputsDiffers36
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GAMD 970
Motherboard southbridgeDiffersAMD SB710AMD SB950
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers32
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers8 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers203 mm224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security OEM

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