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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 24identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 128 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (256 MB vs 128 MB). The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 3). The ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX.

  • RAID levels
    • 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 128 MB
    • 256 MB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 3
    • 1
  • Depth
    • 245 mm
    • 218 mm

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49 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3A78-T

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ASUS

M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3N78

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityECC & Non-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers1, 5, 100, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers128 MB256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3300
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers36
Number of SATA connectors55
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8

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