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 socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8211CL
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708S
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
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
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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