Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD

40specifications compared
14differ
26identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
- GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:3
- GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD:8
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:5
- GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD:2

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Comparison of M4A78T-E, GA-MA780G-UD3H
54 specifications	A ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A78T-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA780G-UD3H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD 3200
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 790GX	AMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune (Note 9) Easy Energy Saver (Note 10) Time Repair Q-Share
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 3300	Unknown — not stated by the source

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