Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro 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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	229 mm
Other featuresidentical
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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