Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5Q Premium

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5Q Premium:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5Q Premium:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- P5Q Premium:10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5Q Premium:10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5Q Premium:4
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5Q Premium:ATX

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, P5Q Premium
30 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B ASUS P5Q Premium View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	10
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	4 x PCI EXPress x16 2 x PCI EXPress x1 1 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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