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ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 19identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
    • GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
    • GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
  • RAID levels
    • M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
    • GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
    • GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
    • GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
    • GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
    • GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0

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Comparison of M3N78-AM/C/SI, GA-M52L-S3P
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GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports4 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 quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity11
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC662Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers24
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForceUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneDMI 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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC883

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