Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs ASUS P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M4A78L-M, P7P55-M
39 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78L-M View product	B ASUS P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7P55-M View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
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 connectors	1	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	VIA VT1708S	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
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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