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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
    • M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
    • P5Q SE2:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
    • P5Q SE2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
    • P5Q SE2:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
    • P5Q SE2:16 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
    • P5Q SE2:6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
    • P5Q SE2:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
    • P5Q SE2:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
    • P5Q SE2:ATX

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Comparison of M3N78-AM, P5Q SE2
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers23
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm193 mm
Other features1 differ
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 GeForceUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source

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