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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 14identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 2

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38 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3A78

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B

ASUS

P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model P5N73-AM

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, JBOD0, 1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneGeForce 7050
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
COM ports quantity11
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipVIA VT1708BVIA VT1708B
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOR @ Ring, PXE, WOL, PME Wake Up

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