Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX vs ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer

25specifications compared
15differ
10identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- P6T7 WS Supercomputer:Intel
Processor socket
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- P6T7 WS Supercomputer:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Maximum internal memory
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- P6T7 WS Supercomputer:24 GB
RAID levels
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P6T7 WS Supercomputer:0, 1, 10
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P6T7 WS Supercomputer:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P6T7 WS Supercomputer:2
eSATA ports quantity
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- P6T7 WS Supercomputer:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- P6T7 WS Supercomputer:0

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Comparison of M4N78-VM, P6T7 WS Supercomputer
52 specifications	A ASUS M4N78-VM Socket AM3 micro ATX Model M4N78-VM View product	B ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 10
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	SSI CEB
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	269 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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