Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

45specifications compared
22differ
23identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD (2 vs 1). Only the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:AMD
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
On-board graphics card
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:Yes
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:4
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A88TD-M, GA-P45T-ES3G
74 specifications	A ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD Model M4A88TD-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P45T-ES3G View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Intel Core 2 Quad seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Q6000, Q8000, Q9000
Intel Core 2 Duo seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E4000, E6000, E7000, E8000
Intel Pentium seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E2000, E5000, E6000
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1000, E3000
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 4250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 880G	Intel® P45
Motherboard southbridgeDiffers	AMD SB850	Intel ICH10R
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	5
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL PME,WOR PME,WOR Ring,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source

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