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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 18identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 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 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX 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 M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD on the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX. Motherboard chipset: AMD 770 on the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, AMD 790GX on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX.

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
    • 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 5
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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48 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3A78

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B

ASUS

M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3A78-T

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityECC & Non-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, JBOD1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one128 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3300
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 770AMD 790GX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708BRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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