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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-CM AMD vs ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 24identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 3). Processor socket: Socket AM2+ on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, Non-ECC on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2+
    • Socket AM2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 3

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58 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78-CM AMD

Model M3A78-CM

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M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-CM

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2+Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one533,667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectors66
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780V
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneVIA VT1708B
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width244 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI RV610
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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