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ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 vs ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 27identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 (3 vs 2). The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD (7 vs 6). The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, 0, 1, 10, JBOD on the ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8112L on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, Realtek RTL8111E on the ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD.

  • RAID levels
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:0, 1, 5, 10
    • M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:2
    • M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:7
    • M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:2
    • M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:8
    • M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:1
    • M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:2
    • M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:1
    • M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:0

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityECC & Non-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers76
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8112LRealtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresGigabit LANGigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 790XAMD 880G
Audio chipVIA VT1708SVIA VT1708S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeAMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI version2.02.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeUltraDMA 133/100/66UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3 Gb/sSATA 3.0 Gb/s
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRadeon HD 4250

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