Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX vs ASUS P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

26specifications compared
8differ
18identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX:0
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of M3N78-EH, P5K/EPU
51 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-EH Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N78-EH View product	B ASUS P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5K/EPU View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Phy Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	236 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by Ring, PME Wake Up	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88SE6102

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