Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L LE vs ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A78L LE has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 1). The ASUS M5A78L LE has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS M5A78L LE has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L LE, Intel on the ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M5A78L LE, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M5A78L LE:AMD
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A78L LE:Socket AM3
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
RAID levels
- M5A78L LE:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A78L LE:3
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- M5A78L LE:6
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M5A78L LE:4
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M5A78L LE:1
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- M5A78L LE:2
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of M5A78L LE, P8B-M
73 specifications	A ASUS M5A78L LE View product	B ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-M View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® C204
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C

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