Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT-M LE vs ASUS Maximus III Formula

23specifications compared
19differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78LT-M LE:AMD
- Maximus III Formula:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78LT-M LE:Socket AM3
- Maximus III Formula:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78LT-M LE:2
- Maximus III Formula:4
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78LT-M LE:ECC
- Maximus III Formula:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78LT-M LE:8 GB
- Maximus III Formula:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78LT-M LE:4
- Maximus III Formula:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78LT-M LE:6
- Maximus III Formula:10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M LE:6
- Maximus III Formula:9

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Comparison of M4A78LT-M LE, Maximus III Formula
39 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT-M LE View product	B ASUS Maximus III Formula 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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	10
Front panel audio connectorKnown 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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	9
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
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 output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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