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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 vs MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 14identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition has 6 more memory slots than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (8 vs 2). The MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (2 vs 0). The MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition has 10 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (10 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3, Intel on the MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition. Compatible processor series: AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon II on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition on the MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 8
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • M.2, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Hybrid CrossFireX
    • 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 10
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 4
    • 0

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ASUS

M5A78L-M LE/USB3View product
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MSI

X99A SLI Krait EditionView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Sempron, AMD Athlon IIIntel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei7-xxx Extreme Edition
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 2011-v3 (Socket R)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers28
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersHybrid CrossFireX3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3000
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers010
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRIntel® I210-AT
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GIntel® X99
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one3.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers198 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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