Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 SE vs ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78 SE:AMD
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78 SE:Socket AM2
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N78 SE:2
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78 SE:8 GB
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M3N78 SE:0, 1
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:0
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:0
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:0
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M3N78 SE, P5N7A-VM
46 specifications	A ASUS M3N78 SE View product	B ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N7A-VM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit LAN
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC1200
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	234 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 9300
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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