Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs ASUS P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

31specifications compared
20differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9

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Comparison of M4A78L-M, P7P55D-E
46 specifications	A ASUS M4A78L-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78L-M View product	B ASUS P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7P55D-E View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	9
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8112L
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	VIA VT1828S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon HD3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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