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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 PRO vs ASUS M3N78 PRO

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 35identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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54 specifications
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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 connectorsDiffers43
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
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 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
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 onePrecision Tweaker, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slots33
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareDiffers- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - AMD AOD - 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 featuresDiffers1 x HDMI to DVI Convertor 2 in 1 Q-connector- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVI
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connector
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200

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