Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs ASUS H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

50specifications compared
20differ
30identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA III
- H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2048 MB
- H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
Maximum resolution
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
- H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
- H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of A78M-A, H81M-D
61 specifications	A ASUS A78M-A AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A78M-A View product	B ASUS H81M-D Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-D View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Realtek 8111G
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A78	Intel® H81
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
BIOS1 differ
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	236 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	183 mm

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