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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe vs MSI P45 Neo3-FIR

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 15identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (6 vs 4). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (1 vs 0). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, Intel on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 3
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Marvell 88E8056
    • Realtek RTL8111C

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
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
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers10
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers30
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersMarvell 88E8056Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
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 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug 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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