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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX vs ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 20identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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ASUS

M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX

Model M4N78-VM

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P5KPL-AM EPUView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one2000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneGeForce 8
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100/66IDE
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3 Gb/sSATA
Audio outputKnown for oneVT1708
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGMA 3100

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