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ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 13identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2 (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2 has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:AMD
    • GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:Socket AM3+
    • GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:2
    • GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:4
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:3
    • GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:4
    • GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:4
    • GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:8
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:1
    • GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:0
  • Headphone outputs
    • M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:1
    • GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2:3

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Comparison of M4N78-AM, GIG ATX S775 P45/ ICH10R 0/2/1/4 DDR2
66 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneNVIDIAUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x PCI Express x16 4 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers203 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3 Gb/sSATA
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA nForce 8200Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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