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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-EM AMD vs ASUS M3N78 PRO

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 32identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • Width
    • 244 mm
    • 305 mm

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54 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78-EM AMD

Model M3A78-EM

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M3N78 PROView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityECC & Non-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista, Windows XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneSFS, ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareDiffers- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility - Anti-virus software (OEM version)Express Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, Anti-virus software (OEM)
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8300
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
Special featuresKnown for one- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVI
I/O portsDiffers2 in 1 Q-connector1 x VGA connector
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200

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