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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-HTPC AMD vs ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 28identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 256 MB
    • 1759 MB
  • Graphics card
    • Radeon HD 3200
    • GMA X4500
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2

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ASUS

M4A78-HTPC AMD

Model M4A78-HTPC

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one2000 MHz
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
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 memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers256 MB1759 MB
Graphics cardDiffersRadeon HD 3200GMA X4500
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
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 one5
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers21
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
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) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerAtheros L1EAtheros L1E
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeAMIAMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm208 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100/66UltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeSATA 3 Gb/sSATA 3 Gb/s
I/O portsKnown for one1 x LPT connector

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