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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 PRO vs ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 33identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX has 256 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS M3A78 PRO (512 MB vs 256 MB). The ASUS M3A78 PRO has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX (4 vs 3). The ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3A78 PRO (6 vs 4).

  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 256 MB
    • 512 MB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • PCI slots
    • 3
    • 2

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51 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78 PROView product
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ASUS

M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3N72-D

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Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers256 MB512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Overclocking featuresKnown for onePrecision Tweaker, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers32
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareDiffers- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - AMD AOD - Anti-virus software (OEM version)Express Gate, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM)
Other features1 differ
Special featuresDiffers1 x HDMI to DVI Convertor 2 in 1 Q-connector1 x USB module 1 x HDMI to DVI 1 x SLI
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connector
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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