Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-CM AMD vs ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, Intel on the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2+ on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3A78-CM AMD:AMD
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A78-CM AMD:Socket AM2+
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M3A78-CM AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M3A78-CM AMD:8 GB
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78-CM AMD:6
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3A78-CM AMD:6
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A78-CM AMD:1
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3A78-CM AMD:1
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of M3A78-CM, P5KPL/1600
60 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-CM AMD Model M3A78-CM View product	B ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL/1600 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
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	533,667,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	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	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708B
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	229 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI RV610	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring

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