Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:3
- M4N78 Pro:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:5
- M4N78 Pro:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:2
- M4N78 Pro:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
- M4N78 Pro:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- M4N78 Pro:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- M4N78 Pro:0
PCI Express x16 slots
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:2
- M4N78 Pro:1
PCI slots
- M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:2
- M4N78 Pro:3

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Comparison of M4A78T-E, M4N78 Pro
47 specifications	A ASUS M4A78T-E AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A78T-E View product	B ASUS M4N78 Pro View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Atheros L1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Other features2 differ
Audio outputDiffers	VIA VT1708S	VIA1708S
Graphics controllerDiffers	Radeon HD 3300	GeForce 8300

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