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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
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2200 MHz
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
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
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
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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