Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI vs ASUS P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:AMD
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:Socket AM2
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:4
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:8 GB
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:6
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:micro ATX
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:Realtek ALC883
- P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC662

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Comparison of M3N78-EMH HDMI, P5LD2-X
37 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI View product	B ASUS P5LD2-X LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5LD2-X View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL/WOR PME,WOR Ring,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	183 mm

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