Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, P5QL-E
43 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E 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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC1200
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Precision Tweaker 2, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Drivers - ASUS PC Probe II - Express Gate - ASUS AI Suite - Anti-virus software (OEM version) - ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 in 1 Q-connector
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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