Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A-H/HDMI AMD vs ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI

18specifications compared
4differ
14identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Motherboard form factor
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:ATX
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:micro ATX
Width
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:305 mm
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:244 mm
Depth
- M3A-H/HDMI AMD:218 mm
- M3A78-EMH HDMI:229 mm

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Comparison of M3A-H/HDMI, M3A78-EMH HDMI
34 specifications	A ASUS M3A-H/HDMI AMD Model M3A-H/HDMI View product	B ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	8	8
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectors	1	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 780G	AMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 3 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	229 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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