Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

45specifications compared
17differ
28identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel
- M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3:AMD
Processor socket
- B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3:Socket AM3+
Compatible processor series
- B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel® Celeron®, AMD Phenom
- M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3:AMD Phenom
Supported memory types
- B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3:DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
- M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:M.2, SATA III
- M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3:SATA II
Number of SATA II connectors
- B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
- M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2
- M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3:4

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Comparison of B150M-A/M.2, M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3
73 specifications	A ASUS B150M-A/M.2 Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model B150M-A/M.2 View product	B ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, AMD Phenom	AMD Phenom
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD 3000
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111H	Realtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	AMD 760G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Window	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	234 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	229 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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