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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-CM AMD vs MSI P31 Neo-F V2

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 15identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (6 vs 2). The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (6 vs 4). The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, Intel on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2. Processor socket: Socket AM2+ on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2+
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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62 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78-CM AMD

Model M3A78-CM

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2+LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FXIntel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one533,667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
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 connectorsDiffers64
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for oneRealtek 8111C
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780V
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm220 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI RV610
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
I/O portsKnown for one1 x IDE

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