Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-VM AMD vs ASUS M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX

46specifications compared
15differ
31identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M4A78-VM AMD:2
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78-VM AMD:8 GB
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78-VM AMD:0, 1, 0+1
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78-VM AMD:6
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:0
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- M4N78 Socket AM2 ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78-VM, M4N78
54 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-VM AMD Model M4A78-VM 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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	224 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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