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ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS M4N78 SE

39specifications compared
8differ
31identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Non-ECC
- M4N78 SE:ECC & Non-ECC
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- M4N78 SE:0
Networking features
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- M4N78 SE:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- M4N78 SE:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- M4N78 SE:2
PCI slots
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- M4N78 SE:3
Width
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
- M4N78 SE:304 mm
Depth
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:218 mm
- M4N78 SE:193 mm

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Comparison of M3N78-AM/C/SI, M4N78 SE
49 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-AM/C/SI View product	B ASUS M4N78 SE View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
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
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

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