Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

19specifications compared
9differ
10identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 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 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Width
- M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:243.8 mm

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Comparison of M3A78, P7NSLI-FI
37 specifications	A ASUS M3A78 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model M3A78 View product	B MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P7NSLI-FI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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