Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4N78 Pro vs ASUS P5Q SE/R/C/SI

41specifications compared
14differ
27identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4N78 Pro:AMD
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:Intel
Processor socket
- M4N78 Pro:Socket AM3
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M4N78 Pro:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- M4N78 Pro:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4N78 Pro:4
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4N78 Pro:4
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4N78 Pro:1
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4N78 Pro:1
- P5Q SE/R/C/SI:0

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Comparison of M4N78 Pro, P5Q SE/R/C/SI
51 specifications	A ASUS M4N78 Pro View product	B ASUS P5Q SE/R/C/SI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros L1E
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1200
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	IDE	UltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATAII	SATA 3 Gb/s
Audio outputKnown for one	VIA1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 8300	Unknown — not stated by the source

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