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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-AM AMD vs ASUS RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 7identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 6
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 24 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 7
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 3

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ASUS

M4A78-AM AMD

Model M4A78-AM

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ASUS

RAMPAGEII/EXTREME motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

Model RAMPAGEII/EXTREME

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers26
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB24 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 1+0, JBOD0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers47
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetDual Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD2000B
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one- 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16, x8, x8/ dual x16 speed) - 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 - 1 x PCI 2.2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeAMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers208 mm269 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Audio outputKnown for oneVT1708S
Graphics controllerKnown for oneRadeon HD3200
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL,WOR,Chasis Intrusion,PXE
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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