Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	193 mm
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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