Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX vs ASUS P7Q57-M DO

33specifications compared
8differ
25identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- P7Q57-M DO:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- P7Q57-M DO:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
ECC сompatibility
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P7Q57-M DO:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
- P7Q57-M DO:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P7Q57-M DO:2
Networking features
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
- P7Q57-M DO:Gigabit Ethernet
Audio chip
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:VIA VT1708S
- P7Q57-M DO:Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels
- M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX:7.1 channels
- P7Q57-M DO:5.1 channels

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Comparison of M4A78LT-M, P7Q57-M DO
50 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT-M Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4A78LT-M View product	B ASUS P7Q57-M DO View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 133/100
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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