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ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS Maximus II Formula

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- Maximus II Formula:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- Maximus II Formula:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- Maximus II Formula:16 GB
RAID levels
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- Maximus II Formula:0, 1, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- Maximus II Formula:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- Maximus II Formula:2
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- Maximus II Formula:ATX
Audio chip
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
- Maximus II Formula:ADI AD2000B

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, Maximus II Formula
32 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B ASUS Maximus II Formula 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 сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	ADI AD2000B
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88SE6121

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