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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 PRO vs ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 17identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 96 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS M3A78 PRO (352 MB vs 256 MB). The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3A78 PRO (6 vs 4). The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3A78 PRO (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78 PRO, Intel on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78 PRO, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 256 MB
    • 352 MB
  • Graphics card
    • Radeon HD 3200
    • GMA X4500
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers256 MB352 MB
Graphics cardDiffersRadeon HD 3200GMA X4500
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for onePrecision Tweaker, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista Windows XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - AMD AOD - Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for one1 x HDMI to DVI Convertor 2 in 1 Q-connector
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring

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