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ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

29specifications compared
7differ
22identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (6 vs 5). The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD on the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX.

RAID levels
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Depth
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:244 mm
- M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:218 mm

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Comparison of M3A78, M3N78
38 specifications	A ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A78 View product	B ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N78 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 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 quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	218 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 8

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