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ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 vs GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 19identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3, SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5.

  • Number of memory slots
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:2
    • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:4
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:SATA II
    • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:2
    • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:0
    • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:0
    • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:4
    • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:0
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M5A78L-M LE/USB3:4
    • GA-990FXA-UD5 R5:8

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Comparison of M5A78L-M LE/USB3, GA-990FXA-UD5 R5
67 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSocket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Sempron, AMD Athlon IIAMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB connector typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-A
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111GRUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GAMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB950
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers3.0a5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers198 mm244 mm
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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