Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard AMD vs ASUS M3N78 SE

35specifications compared
12differ
23identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:4
- M3N78 SE:2
ECC сompatibility
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- M3N78 SE:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:0, 1, 0+1
- M3N78 SE:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:6
- M3N78 SE:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:1
- M3N78 SE:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:1
- M3N78 SE:0
Motherboard form factor
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:micro ATX
- M3N78 SE:ATX
Audio output channels
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:7.1 channels
- M3N78 SE:5.1 channels

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Comparison of M3A78-VM, M3N78 SE
49 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard AMD Model M3A78-VM View product	B ASUS M3N78 SE View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	218 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source

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