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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5Q SE

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 21identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q SE has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 5). The ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P5Q SE (2 vs 1). The ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q SE (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5Q SE. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q SE.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0

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52 specifications
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M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3A78-T

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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 memoryKnown for one16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one128 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3300
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros L1E
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Audio chipRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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