Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT-M LE vs ASUS P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78LT-M LE:AMD
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78LT-M LE:Socket AM3
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- M4A78LT-M LE:2
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78LT-M LE:8 GB
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78LT-M LE:0, 1
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78LT-M LE:4
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M LE:6
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A78LT-M LE:0
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M4A78LT-M LE, P7P55-M
29 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT-M LE 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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	0	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 quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chip	VIA VT1708S	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1

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