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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 vs ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 19identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (4 vs 2). The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (1 vs 0). The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (4 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1, AMD on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS B85M-G 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
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 0
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
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
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneHybrid CrossFireX
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3000
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)11
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantity22
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity11
Microphone inYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRRealtek 8111GR
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85AMD 760G
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeAMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a3.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers193 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers233 mm198 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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