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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 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 chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRRealtek RTL8111H
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 760GUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
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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