ASUS M3A78-T AMD 790GX Socket AM2+ Motherboard Review The on-board Radeon HD 3300 VGA powers the HDMI port that's located on the I/O panel of the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard, along with Analog-VGA and DVI display outputs. The HDMI port can output High Definition content at 1080p.  81% Rating:    Table of Contents Filed under: Motherboards Published:  Author:  External Mfg. Website: ASUS Feb 26 2009   J. Apong   Home > Reviews > Motherboards > ASUS M3A78-T

Here's how the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard stacks up in real life against a couple different motherboards. We have no way of directly measuring motherboard power draw, so PCSTATS measures total system power draw and compares that in CPU-loaded (max value recorded in Prime95) and idle states (at Windows Vista desktop).

An Extech 380803 AC Power Analyzer and A-PFC compliant PC Power and Cooling 750W power supply were used for these tests.

System Power Draw Tests: (PCPower 750W PSU) Desktop Idle (W) Watts Ranking Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 Onboard) 68 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 131 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 Onboard) 72 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX GF 8800GTS 320MB) 155 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX onboard HD 3300) 91 Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX GF 8800GTS 320MB) 131 Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX onboard HD 3300) 61 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a GF 8800GTS 320MB) 110 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a onboard nF 750a) 45.4 Prime95 Stressed (W) Watts Ranking Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 Onboard G45 ) 121 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 224 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 Onboard G45 ) 122 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX GF 8800GTS 320MB) 214 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX onboard HD 3300) 153 Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX GF 8800GTS 320MB) 192 Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX onboard HD 3300) 121 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a GF 8800GTS 320MB) 187 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a onboard nF 750a) 127 3DM06 IGP Stressed (W): Watts Ranking Intel DG45ID (Intel G45 Onboard G45 ) 115 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 F 8800GTS 320MB) 182 ASUS P5Q-EM (Intel G45 nboard G45 ) 119 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX F 8800GTS 320MB) 238 ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX nboard HD 3300 video) 144 Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX GF 8800GTS 320MB) 223 Foxconn A7DA-S (AMD 790GX onboard HD 3300) 124 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a GF 8800GTS 320MB) 226 Biostar Tpower N750 (NF 750a onboard nF 750a) 118

As expected, power consumption numbers are up across the board, and can be attributed to having a higher-clocked processor with an extra core sitting in the ASUS M3A78-T's CPU socket. Since this is the first time PCSTATS has used the Phenom II 720 processor in a review it's not possible to get a fair assessment on the M3A78-T's power performance relative to other motherboards.

Let's take a closer look at the ASUS M3A78-T's layout and special features, click the next page for close-ups.

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