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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A78M-E AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs MSI Z97 PC Mate

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 20identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z97 PC Mate has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS A78M-E AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z97 PC Mate has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the ASUS A78M-E AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI Z97 PC Mate has 79 mm more width than the ASUS A78M-E AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX (305 mm vs 226 mm). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS A78M-E AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX, Intel on the MSI Z97 PC Mate. Processor socket: Socket FM2+ on the ASUS A78M-E AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the MSI Z97 PC Mate.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket FM2+
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8111GR
    • Realtek 8111G
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset family
    • AMD
    • Intel

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73 specifications
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ASUS

A78M-E AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

Model A78M-E

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MSI

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket FM2+LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD AIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one2048 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRRealtek 8111G
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A78Intel® Z97
Audio chipRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI-X slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers4.0a5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers188 mm220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)

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