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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 PRO vs MSI MB P45 Zilent

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 13identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI MB P45 Zilent has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3A78 PRO (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M3A78 PRO has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI MB P45 Zilent (4 vs 3). The MSI MB P45 Zilent has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3A78 PRO (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78 PRO, Intel on the MSI MB P45 Zilent. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78 PRO, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI MB P45 Zilent.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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48 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78 PROView product
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MB P45 ZilentView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3200
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for onePrecision Tweaker, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- Express Gate - ASUS PC Probe II - ASUS Update - AMD AOD - Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresKnown for one1 x HDMI to DVI Convertor 2 in 1 Q-connector

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