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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD vs ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 17identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 0.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z (5.2 GT/s vs 5 GT/s). The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z (3 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (1 vs 0). Only the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD, Intel on the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • System bus rate
    • 5.2 GT/s
    • 5 GT/s
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • On-board graphics card
    • No
    • Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2

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ASUS

M5A78L/USB3 AMD

Model M5A78L/USB3

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MAXIMUS IV GENE-ZView product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateDiffers5.2 GT/s5 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one140 W
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2200 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers04
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers20
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers28
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers36
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GIntel Z68
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindowsWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIEFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one216 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNo
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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