Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78L-M LE vs ASUS P8H61-M LE

41specifications compared
21differ
20identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-M LE has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A78L-M LE (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M4A78L-M LE has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LE (3 vs 2). The ASUS M4A78L-M LE has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LE (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A78L-M LE, Intel on the ASUS P8H61-M LE. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A78L-M LE, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LE.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78L-M LE:AMD
- P8H61-M LE:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78L-M LE:Socket AM3
- P8H61-M LE:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78L-M LE:ECC & Non-ECC
- P8H61-M LE:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A78L-M LE:667,800 MHz
- P8H61-M LE:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78L-M LE:8 GB
- P8H61-M LE:16 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- M4A78L-M LE:Hybrid CrossFireX
- P8H61-M LE:Not supported
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78L-M LE:3
- P8H61-M LE:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- M4A78L-M LE:6
- P8H61-M LE:4

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Comparison of M4A78L-M LE, P8H61-M LE
65 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M LE View product	B ASUS P8H61-M LE View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	667,800 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Hybrid CrossFireX	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	8 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	203 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H61(B3)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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