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ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 vs ASUS N3150M-E micro ATX

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 20identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS N3150M-E micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS N3150M-E micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (1 vs 0). The ASUS N3150M-E micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3, Intel on the ASUS N3150M-E micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3, 1066,1600 MHz on the ASUS N3150M-E micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:AMD
    • N3150M-E micro ATX:Intel
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • N3150M-E micro ATX:1066,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:SATA II
    • N3150M-E micro ATX:SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:2
    • N3150M-E micro ATX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:0
    • N3150M-E micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:0
    • N3150M-E micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:4
    • N3150M-E micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:4
    • N3150M-E micro ATX:2

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Comparison of M5A78L-M LE/USB3, N3150M-E
56 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceN3150
Processor coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Sempron, AMD Athlon IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA III
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)11
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRRealtek RTL8111H
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 760GUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers3.0a5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers198 mm178 mm
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 GHz
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneHybrid CrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3000Unknown — not stated by the source

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