Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD vs GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

39specifications compared
21differ
18identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 24 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (32 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (3 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD, Intel on the GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:AMD
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:Socket AM3+
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:4
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:32 GB
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
On-board graphics card
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:No
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:3
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:0
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:2
- G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of M5A78L/USB3, G41MT-USB3
67 specifications	A ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD Model M5A78L/USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE G41MT-USB3 Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model G41MT-USB3 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®
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	140 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
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	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	RealTek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® G41
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	216 mm	194 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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