Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G vs GIGABYTE GA-8I915PC Duo

30specifications compared
19differ
11identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:AMD
- GA-8I915PC Duo:Intel
Processor socket
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:Socket AM3
- GA-8I915PC Duo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:4
- GA-8I915PC Duo:2
Maximum internal memory
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:16 GB
- GA-8I915PC Duo:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:3
- GA-8I915PC Duo:2
Number of SATA connectors
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:6
- GA-8I915PC Duo:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:6
- GA-8I915PC Duo:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G:1
- GA-8I915PC Duo:2

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Comparison of MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G, GA-8I915PC Duo
48 specifications	A ASUS MB M4A785-M mATX AM2 Plus 785G View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I915PC Duo View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4
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	2 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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
Number of COM connectors	1	1
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 785G	Intel® 915P Express
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 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	3 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE 8712F
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C.I.A. 2 M.I.B. 2 M.I.T. S.O.S. C.O.M.

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