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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe vs MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 8identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 2 more memory slots than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, Intel on the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0

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51 specifications
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ASUS

M3A79-T DeluxeView product
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MSI

945GCM7-LV2 MotherboardView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
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
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers31
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slots22
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm218.4 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions: • ASUS 8+2 Phase Power Design • ASUS Fanless Design: Heat pipe solution • ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2 • ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Express Gate: • Access the Internet in 5-second* boot time without entering Windows • Friendly picture manager interface Actual boot time subj
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGMA 950
I/O portsKnown for one-2 x USB 2.0 connector support -1 x Floppy disk drive connector -4 x Serial ATAII connectors -1 x ATA100 connector -1 x SPDIF-out connector -1 x serial port pinheader -1 x PS/2 keyboard -1 x PS/2 mouse -3 in 1 audio jack -4 x USB 2.0 ports -1 x RJ45 LAN jack

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