Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs ASUS AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX

40specifications compared
13differ
27identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:Socket AM1
Compatible processor series
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD A
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Number of memory slots
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:2
Memory channels
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Dual-channel
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:Single-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:32 GB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:2

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Comparison of A78M-A, AM1I-A
63 specifications	A ASUS A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A78M-A View product	B ASUS AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX Model AM1I-A View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	Socket AM1
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Single-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD A78	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887-VD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	236 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB

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