Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-EM AMD vs ASUS M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX

Key differences

RAID levels
- M4A78-EM AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A78-EM AMD:1
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78-EM AMD:1
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A78-EM AMD:1
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- M4A78-EM AMD:micro ATX
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- M4A78-EM AMD:1
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:2
PCI slots
- M4A78-EM AMD:2
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:3
Width
- M4A78-EM AMD:244 mm
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of M4A78-EM, M4N78
54 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-EM AMD Model M4A78-EM View product	B ASUS M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX Model M4N78 View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	208 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility	- ASUS PC Probe II - Express Gate Driver - ASUS Update
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon HD3200	Unknown — not stated by the source

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