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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-CM AMD vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 18identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 4). Only the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has TPM connector. Processor socket: Socket AM2+ on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2+
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • TPM connector
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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64 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78-CM AMD

Model M3A78-CM

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B

MSI

K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model K9N6PGM2-V

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Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2+Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one533,667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorDiffersYesNo
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780V
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC861 / ALC883 / ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI RV610
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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