Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD vs ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD

55specifications compared
20differ
35identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 6 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD (6 vs 0). The ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD has 6 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (6 vs 0). The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 2 more parallel ATA connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD (2 vs 0). Only the ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD has on-board graphics card. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD, Non-ECC on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD.

ECC сompatibility
- M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD:SATA II
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD:Hybrid CrossFireX
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:Not supported
On-board graphics card
- M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD:Yes
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:No
Number of SATA III connectors
- M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD:0
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD:6
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD:0
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD:4
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:2

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Comparison of M5A78L-M/USB3, M5A78L/USB3
66 specifications	A ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD Model M5A78L-M/USB3 View product	B ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD Model M5A78L/USB3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3+	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	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)	140 W	140 W
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 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 interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Hybrid CrossFireX	Not supported
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/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
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 connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	AMD	AMD
Motherboard chipset	AMD 760G	AMD 760G
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows	Windows
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	216 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UltraDMA 133/100/66

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