Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-EM AMD vs MSI MB P45 Zilent

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3A78-EM AMD:AMD
- MB P45 Zilent:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A78-EM AMD:Socket AM2
- MB P45 Zilent:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3A78-EM AMD:8 GB
- MB P45 Zilent:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78-EM AMD:5
- MB P45 Zilent:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A78-EM AMD:1
- MB P45 Zilent:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3A78-EM AMD:1
- MB P45 Zilent:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M3A78-EM AMD:1
- MB P45 Zilent:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3A78-EM AMD:1
- MB P45 Zilent:0

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Comparison of M3A78-EM, MB P45 Zilent
47 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-EM AMD Model M3A78-EM View product	B MSI MB P45 Zilent View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS, ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS LiveUpdate Utility - Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	2 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source

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