Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo

37specifications compared
18differ
19identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5Q Pro Turbo:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5Q Pro Turbo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5Q Pro Turbo:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5Q Pro Turbo:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5Q Pro Turbo:5
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5Q Pro Turbo:2
eSATA ports quantity
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- P5Q Pro Turbo:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5Q Pro Turbo:2

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Comparison of M3A76-CM, P5Q Pro Turbo
53 specifications	A ASUS M3A76-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3A76-CM View product	B ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Atheros L1E
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708S
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	30.5 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	23.4 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66

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