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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5Q SE2

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 24identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q SE2 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q SE2 has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5Q SE2 has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5Q SE2. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q SE2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX

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M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-AM

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
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 outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresGigabit LANGigabit LAN
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeAMIAMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresDiffersDMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0A, smbios V2.5, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ FLASH 2, My logo2(256 color)WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB

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