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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe vs MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 16identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 5). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (1 vs 0). Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. RAID levels: 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, 0, 1 on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 5
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 3
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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47 specifications
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ASUS

M3A79-T DeluxeView product
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MSI

KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model KA790GX

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Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers1, 5, 100, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers65
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers31
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
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 slotsDiffers41
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm230 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

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