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ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 6identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 (4 vs 3). The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 (6 vs 2). The ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (4 vs 1). Only the ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202 has on-board graphics card. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, ECC on the ASUS P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:ECC
  • RAID levels
    • M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:0, 1, 5, 10
  • On-board graphics card
    • M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:No
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:1
  • LAN controller
    • M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
    • P8B-C/4L motherboard Intel® C202:Intel® 82574L

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Comparison of M4A87T, P8B-C/4L
57 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneAMDUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket AM3Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111EIntel® 82574L
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 870 (RX881)Intel® C202
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB850Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindowsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers35
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one8 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4

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