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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85-PLUS/USB 3.1 vs ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 15identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B85-PLUS/USB 3.1 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (4 vs 2). The ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS B85-PLUS/USB 3.1 (2 vs 1). The ASUS B85-PLUS/USB 3.1 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS B85-PLUS/USB 3.1, AMD on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS B85-PLUS/USB 3.1, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon II on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • 1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
    • Hybrid CrossFireX
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 0

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon II
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA II
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireXHybrid CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3000
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneNo
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known 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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerRealtek 8111GRRealtek 8111GR
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85AMD 760G
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsDiffers31
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers4.0a3.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneNo
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers221 mm198 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneNo

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