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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5QL SE

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 32identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the ASUS P5QL SE (1 vs 0). The ASUS P5QL SE has 1 more PCI Express x1 slots than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS P5QL SE has 1 more PCI slots than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5QL SE. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL SE.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • Width
    • 244 mm
    • 305 mm
  • Depth
    • 218 mm
    • 193 mm

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48 specifications
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ASUS

M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-AM

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectors44
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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantity11
Parallel ports quantity11
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresGigabit LANGigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels5.1 channels5.1 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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