Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6 vs MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6:AMD
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6:Socket AM3
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6:4
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6:3
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6:5
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6:6
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6:1
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6:1
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6, 945GCM478
42 specifications	A ASUS M4A79T DELUXE/U3S6 View product	B MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model 945GCM478 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket 478
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan 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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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