Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

44specifications compared
16differ
28identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78LT motherboard AMD:AMD
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78LT motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78LT motherboard AMD:4
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78LT motherboard AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A78LT motherboard AMD:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78LT motherboard AMD:3
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M4A78LT motherboard AMD:1
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78LT motherboard AMD:4
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6

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Comparison of M4A78LT, GA-P61-DS3-B3
61 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT motherboard AMD Model M4A78LT View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-DS3-B3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	8 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	203 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security

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