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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe vs MSI DKA790GX Platinum

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 18identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI DKA790GX Platinum (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI DKA790GX Platinum (6 vs 5). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 2 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the MSI DKA790GX Platinum (3 vs 1). RAID levels: 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum. LAN controller: Marvell 88E8056 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, Realtek RTL8111C on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 5
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 3
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Marvell 88E8056
    • Realtek RTL8111C
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC1200
    • Realtek ALC888

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DKA790GX PlatinumView product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers1, 5, 100, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers31
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersMarvell 88E8056Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers42
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
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
Controller interface typeKnown for oneAMD SB750

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