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ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

39specifications compared
15differ
24identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX 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 P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of M3N78-AM, P5QL
49 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-AM View product	B ASUS P5QL LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	193 mm
Other features1 differ
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresDiffers	DMI 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

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