Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD

46specifications compared
15differ
31identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (1 vs 0). Only the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has on-board graphics card. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD.

RAID levels
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:0, 1, 5, 10
On-board graphics card
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:No
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1
Headphone outputs
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:3
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:6
Motherboard form factor
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:ATX
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:micro ATX

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Comparison of M4A87T, M4A88TD-M
62 specifications	A ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A87T View product	B ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD Model M4A88TD-M View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD 4250
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	AMD 880G
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB850	AMD SB850
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	8 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL PME,WOR PME,WOR Ring,PXE

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