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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 22identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD (8 vs 4). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD, 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, JBOD on the ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD, 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX.

  • 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 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
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1

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65 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78LT motherboard AMD

Model M4A78LT

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

Model GA-970A-UD3

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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
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers36
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GAMD 970
Motherboard southbridgeDiffersAMD SB710AMD SB950
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers8 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers203 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security

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