Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- P5KPL-AM EPU:Intel
Processor socket
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- P5KPL-AM EPU:LGA 775 (Socket T)
ECC сompatibility
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- P5KPL-AM EPU:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- P5KPL-AM EPU:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
- P5KPL-AM EPU:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- P5KPL-AM EPU:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
- P5KPL-AM EPU:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P5KPL-AM EPU:2

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Comparison of M4N78-VM, P5KPL-AM EPU
54 specifications	A ASUS M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4N78-VM View product	B ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
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
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	SATA
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT1708
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3100

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