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ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs ASUS M4A78LT-M LE

23specifications compared
6differ
17identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- M4A78LT-M LE:ECC
RAID levels
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- M4A78LT-M LE:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- M4A78LT-M LE:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- M4A78LT-M LE:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- M4A78LT-M LE:0
Audio output channels
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:7.1 channels
- M4A78LT-M LE:5.1 channels

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Comparison of M4A78L-M, M4A78LT-M LE
36 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78L-M View product	B ASUS M4A78LT-M LE View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	1024 MB	1024 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	VIA VT1708S	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	224 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon HD3000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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