Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 SE vs ASUS P5KPL SE

35specifications compared
8differ
27identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78 SE:AMD
- P5KPL SE:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78 SE:Socket AM2
- P5KPL SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78 SE:8 GB
- P5KPL SE:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78 SE:3
- P5KPL SE:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:6
- P5KPL SE:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:1
- P5KPL SE:2
PCI Express x1 slots
- M3N78 SE:2
- P5KPL SE:3
Depth
- M3N78 SE:218 mm
- P5KPL SE:203 mm

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Comparison of M3N78 SE, P5KPL SE
44 specifications	A ASUS M3N78 SE View product	B ASUS P5KPL SE View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 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 quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Lan
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Vista(64Bit)/XP(64Bit)
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	3	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	203 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
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 by PME,WOR by PME, WOR by Ring
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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