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ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS Rampage Extreme

29specifications compared
15differ
14identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Rampage Extreme has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 3). The ASUS Rampage Extreme has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS Rampage Extreme has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the ASUS Rampage Extreme. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS Rampage Extreme.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- Rampage Extreme:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- Rampage Extreme:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Non-ECC
- Rampage Extreme:ECC & Non-ECC
RAID levels
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- Rampage Extreme:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- Rampage Extreme:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- Rampage Extreme:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- Rampage Extreme:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- Rampage Extreme:0

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Comparison of M3N78-CM, Rampage Extreme
36 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-CM View product	B ASUS Rampage Extreme 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 сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL - PME, WOR - PME

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