Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L-M LE vs ASUS P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- M5A78L-M LE:ECC & Non-ECC
- P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- M5A78L-M LE:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:1066,1333 MHz
RAID levels
- M5A78L-M LE:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A78L-M LE:4
- P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M5A78L-M LE:4
- P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M5A78L-M LE:1
- P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M5A78L-M LE:2
- P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:1
Motherboard chipset
- M5A78L-M LE:AMD 760G
- P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204:Intel® C204

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Comparison of M5A78L-M LE, P8B-C/SAS/4L
66 specifications	A ASUS M5A78L-M LE View product	B ASUS P8B-C/SAS/4L motherboard Intel® C204 Model P8B-C/SAS/4L View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket AM3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom II X2	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	95 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	micro ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® C204
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	5
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Realtek 8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%

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