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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 10identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (5 vs 4). The ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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48 specifications
A

ASUS

M3A78-T motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3A78-T

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B

MSI

P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P7NSLI-FI

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
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 ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
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 connectorKnown for oneYes
Audio outputKnown for oneYes

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