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ASUS M4A79XTD EVO vs GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

36specifications compared
17differ
19identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO has 3 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (7 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO, Intel on the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A79XTD EVO:AMD
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A79XTD EVO:Socket AM3
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4A79XTD EVO:4
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M4A79XTD EVO:16 GB
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A79XTD EVO:7
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A79XTD EVO:2
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A79XTD EVO:8
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A79XTD EVO:1
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A79XTD EVO, G41M-ES2L
50 specifications	A ASUS M4A79XTD EVO View product	B GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-ES2L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	224 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	194 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X4500

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