Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

31specifications compared
8differ
23identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:5
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
LAN controller
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8211CL
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Audio chip
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC887
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC888S
Depth
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:208 mm
- 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of M4N78, 770-C35
54 specifications	A ASUS M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX Model M4N78 View product	B MSI 770-C35 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 770-C35 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888S
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	208 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe II - Express Gate Driver - ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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