Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

30specifications compared
12differ
18identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:Socket AM3+
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:2
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:4
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:4
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:0
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:1
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Audio chip
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:VIA VT1708S
- GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of M4N78-AM, GA-EQ45M-S2
65 specifications	A ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX Model M4N78-AM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EQ45M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EQ45M-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	667,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	4
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82567LM
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI slots.
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	203 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 8200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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