Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard AMD vs MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

30specifications compared
13differ
17identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:AMD
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:8 GB
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:3
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:6
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:6
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:1
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3A78-VM motherboard AMD:0
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of M3A78-VM, P45-8D
53 specifications	A ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard AMD Model M3A78-VM View product	B MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P45-8D View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports5 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) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
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
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	SATA2
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA2

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