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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 8identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 3 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (8 vs 5). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (12 vs 6). The ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 12
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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49 specifications
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ASUS

M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3A78-T

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MSI

P45NEO2-FR MotherboardView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one128 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3300
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers58
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)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers612
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Audio outputKnown for oneYes

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