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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS E45M1-I DELUXE vs MSI Z68A-G43 (G3)

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 13identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket FM1
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 5
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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E45M1-I DELUXEView product
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MSI

Z68A-G43 (G3)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket FM1LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD A, AMD E2Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB32 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one1 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers52
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD Hudson M1Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm2200 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm3050 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATA 6Gb/s
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 6Gb/s
Audio outputKnown for one7.1

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