ASUS A7N8X-VM micro ATX vs MSI MB MSI INTEL S478 845GVM-V M-ATX

Comparison of A7N8X-VM, MB MSI INTEL S478 845GVM-V M-ATX

12 specifications	A ASUS A7N8X-VM micro ATX Model A7N8X-VM View product	B MSI MB MSI INTEL S478 845GVM-V M-ATXView product
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN controller + Realtek PHY	RealTek RTL8101L with external Base-T lan transformer
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	AGP8X (1.5V), 3 x PCI	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe Trend Micro PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS LiveUpdate Utility	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	2 x UltraDMA 133/100	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC650 6-channel CODEC	6 channels S/W audio codec Realtek ALC655
I/O portsDiffers	1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x VGA 1 x Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 4 x USB 2.0/1.1	- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes - 2 Serial ports (COM A + JCOM B) - 1 VGA port - 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode - 1 RJ-45 LAN jack - 1 Line-In/Line-Out/Mic-In port - 6 USB ports (Rear x 4 / Front x 2)
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor socketKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket 478

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.