Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L-M LE vs ASUS M5A99X EVO

49specifications compared
31differ
18identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M5A78L-M LE:2
- M5A99X EVO:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- M5A78L-M LE:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- M5A99X EVO:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- M5A78L-M LE:8 GB
- M5A99X EVO:32 GB
RAID levels
- M5A78L-M LE:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- M5A99X EVO:0, 1, 5, 10
On-board graphics card
- M5A78L-M LE:Yes
- M5A99X EVO:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A78L-M LE:4
- M5A99X EVO:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- M5A78L-M LE:0
- M5A99X EVO:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- M5A78L-M LE:0
- M5A99X EVO:6

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Comparison of M5A78L-M LE, M5A99X EVO
68 specifications	A ASUS M5A78L-M LE View product	B ASUS M5A99X EVO View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rate	5.2 GT/s	5.2 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	95 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 512MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	AMD 990X
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows	Windows 32/64-bit
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	Realtek 8111E	AMD SB950
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMicron JMB362
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E

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