Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1, 5, 10
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Maximum graphics card memory
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:128 MB
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:256 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:3
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:2
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
PCI Express x1 slots
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
PCI Express x16 slots
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:3
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Depth
- M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:245 mm
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:218 mm

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Comparison of M3A78-T, M3N78
49 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A78-T View product	B ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N78 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
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 8

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