Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P6N SLI V2

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P6N SLI V2:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P6N SLI V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- P6N SLI V2:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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Comparison of M3A, P6N SLI V2
41 specifications	A ASUS M3A AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A View product	B MSI P6N SLI V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 3 x PCI 2.2	PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	218 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	- ASUS AI Gear 2 - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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