Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX vs ASUS M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX

42specifications compared
13differ
29identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
- M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:5
- M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:2
- M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A78T-E, M4N72-E
52 specifications	A ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A78T-E View product	B ASUS M4N72-E Socket AM2 ATX Model M4N72-E View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- ASUS PC Probe II - Express Gate - ASUS AI Suite - Anti-virus software (OEM) - ASUS Update
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	IDE	Ultra DMA 133 / 100
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATAII	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 3300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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