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ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

29specifications compared
12differ
17identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 3). The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of M3N78-CM, P5KPL/1600
37 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-CM View product	B ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL/1600 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	VIA VT1708B	VIA VT1708B
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	229 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring

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