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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78 PRO vs ASUS P5Q SE/R/C/SI

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 34identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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52 specifications
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ASUS

M4A78 PROView product
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P5Q SE/R/C/SIView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Number of SATA connectors66
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 connectors11
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerAtheros L1EAtheros L1E
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slots33
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeAMIAMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeUltraDMA 133/100/66UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeDiffersSATASATA 3 Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes

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