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ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

39specifications compared
15differ
24identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Non-ECC
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
Networking features
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of M3N78-AM/C/SI, M4A78
54 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-AM/C/SI View product	B ASUS M4A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M4A78 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	306 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	209 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3 Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	DMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0A, smbios V2.5, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ FLASH 2, My logo2(256 color)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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