Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX vs ASUS P5QL SE/C/SI

39specifications compared
12differ
27identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:AMD
- P5QL SE/C/SI:Intel
Processor socket
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:Socket AM3+
- P5QL SE/C/SI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5QL SE/C/SI:Non-ECC
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:4
- P5QL SE/C/SI:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:2
- P5QL SE/C/SI:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:1
- P5QL SE/C/SI:0
Motherboard form factor
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:micro ATX
- P5QL SE/C/SI:ATX
Audio chip
- M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX:VIA VT1708S
- P5QL SE/C/SI:Realtek ALC662

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Comparison of M4N78-AM, P5QL SE/C/SI
64 specifications	A ASUS M4N78-AM Socket AM3+ micro ATX Model M4N78-AM View product	B ASUS P5QL SE/C/SI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	667,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC662
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	193 mm
Other features1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 8200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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