Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 PRO vs ASUS M4A79T Deluxe

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Comparison of M4A78 PRO, M4A79T Deluxe
54 specifications	A ASUS M4A78 PRO View product	B ASUS M4A79T Deluxe View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	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 quantityDiffers	1	0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Atheros L1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC1200
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI 2.2

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