Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

42specifications compared
9differ
33identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro 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-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more PCI Express x16 slots than the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (3 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-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, micro ATX on the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX.

RAID levels
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1, 5, 10
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:3
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:2
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC1200
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC120
PCI Express x16 slots
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:3
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Width
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:245 mm
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M3A78-T, M3N78-EM
52 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A78-T View product	B ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-EM View product
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC120
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Anti-Virus
Bundled softwareDiffers	Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD	Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 8
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS MyLogo 2
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, WOL/WOR @ PME, PX
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3300	Unknown — not stated by the source

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