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ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard AMD vs ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

39specifications compared
10differ
29identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:AMD
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:8 GB
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:0, 1, 0+1
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Maximum graphics card memory
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:256 MB
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:512 MB
eSATA ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:0
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:0
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M3A78-VM, P5N7A-VM
48 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard AMD Model M3A78-VM View product	B ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N7A-VM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1200
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerDiffers	ATI Radeon 3200	GeForce 9300

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