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ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, AMD on the ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of I220GC, M3N78-VM
46 specifications	A ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model I220GC View product	B ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	224 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	VIA VT1708B
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	188.7 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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