Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-VM AMD vs ASUS P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

41specifications compared
15differ
26identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78-VM AMD:AMD
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78-VM AMD:Socket AM2
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78-VM AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78-VM AMD:8 GB
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78-VM AMD:0, 1, 0+1
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78-VM AMD:3
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:6
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78-VM AMD:1
- P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A78-VM, P5N73-AM/C/SI
55 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-VM AMD Model M4A78-VM View product	B ASUS P5N73-AM/C/SI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-AM/C/SI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 7050
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	VIA VT1708B
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	Award
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	224 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon HD3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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