Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G vs GIGABYTE GA-8GPNXP Duo

29specifications compared
19differ
10identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:AMD
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:Intel
Processor socket
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:Socket AM3
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:4
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:2
Maximum internal memory
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:16 GB
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:3
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:2
Number of SATA connectors
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:6
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:1
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:6
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:4

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Comparison of MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G, GA-8GPNXP Duo
50 specifications	A ASUS MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8GPNXP Duo View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio 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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	Gigabit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 785G	Intel® 915P Express
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	C-Media CMI9880
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE 8212
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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