Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

35specifications compared
19differ
16identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:3
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:5
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A78T-E, GA-M61PME-S2P
55 specifications	A ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A78T-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 6100
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	2
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATAII	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 3300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS EasyTune(Note 4) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

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