All categories
Phones & WearablesView all 31

Departments

Phones & WearablesComputers & TabletsComponents & StorageNetworkingPrinting & OfficePower & ChargingTV, Audio & VideoGaming, Toys & RobotsKitchen AppliancesHome AppliancesPersonal Care & HealthSmart Home & SecurityCar & MobilityTools & GardenCameras & Photo

Shopping country

Browse

All categoriesCompare products

Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX vs ASUS M4N78 Pro

Add a product
  • 42specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 32identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 2
    • 1
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 3

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only
47 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX

Model M4A78T-E

View product
B

ASUS

M4N78 ProView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one128 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs66
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros L1E
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers23
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeIDEIDE
Controller interface typeSATAIISATAII
Audio outputDiffersVIA VT1708SVIA1708S
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerDiffersRadeon HD 3300GeForce 8300

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons