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ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard AMD vs MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

35specifications compared
10differ
25identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:AMD
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:4
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:8 GB
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:6
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:6
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:1
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:1
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M3A78-VM, G43M2
52 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard AMD Model M3A78-VM View product	B MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII

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