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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-EM AMD vs ASUS M3A78 PRO

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 32identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78 PRO has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3A78-EM AMD (4 vs 3). The ASUS M3A78 PRO has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A78-EM AMD (6 vs 5). The ASUS M3A78-EM AMD has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3A78 PRO (6 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS M3A78-EM AMD, ATX on the ASUS M3A78 PRO. Overclocking features: SFS, ASUS C.P.R. on the ASUS M3A78-EM AMD, Precision Tweaker, SFS, ASUS C.P.R. on the ASUS M3A78 PRO.

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX

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49 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78-EM AMD

Model M3A78-EM

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M3A78 PROView product
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Overclocking featuresDiffersSFS, ASUS C.P.R.Precision Tweaker, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers23
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility - Anti-virus software (OEM version)- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - AMD AOD - Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one2 in 1 Q-connector
Special featuresKnown for one1 x HDMI to DVI Convertor 2 in 1 Q-connector

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