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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 22identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 12
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 2
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8211CL
    • Realtek RTL8111DL

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56 specifications
A

ASUS

M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX

Model M4N78

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-MA790X-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-MA790X-UD4P

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers312
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers58
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790X
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers208 mm233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- ASUS PC Probe II - Express Gate Driver - ASUS Update
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s

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