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ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard vs MSI G45M Digital

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 14identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:AMD
    • G45M Digital:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:Socket AM2
    • G45M Digital:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:8 GB
    • G45M Digital:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:2
    • G45M Digital:3
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:1
    • G45M Digital:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:1
    • G45M Digital:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:0
    • G45M Digital:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:0
    • G45M Digital:1

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Comparison of M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard, G45M Digital
43 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one- ASUS AI NOS - vDIMM - vCore - vChipset - SFS - ASUS C.P.RUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for one8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI 2.0 WfM 2.0 SM BIOS 2.3 ACPI 2.0a ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet

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