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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-CM AMD vs MSI P43 Neo3-FR

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 11identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3A78-CM AMD has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (6 vs 4). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD (8 vs 6). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, Intel on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR. Processor socket: Socket AM2+ on the ASUS M3A78-CM AMD, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2+
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1
    • 0, 1, 0+1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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61 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78-CM AMD

Model M3A78-CM

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MSI

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2+LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FXIntel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
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 controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O2 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 connectorsDiffers68
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 780VIntel® 915P Express
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneATI RV610
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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