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ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe vs MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 9identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe (8 vs 6). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe (12 vs 6). The ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, Intel on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M3A79-T Deluxe:AMD
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3A79-T Deluxe:Socket AM2
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M3A79-T Deluxe:6
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M3A79-T Deluxe:6
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:12
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M3A79-T Deluxe:1
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3A79-T Deluxe:1
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • M3A79-T Deluxe:1
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • M3A79-T Deluxe:3
    • P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:0

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Comparison of M3A79-T Deluxe, P45NEO2-FR Motherboard
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers612
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers30
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers42
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 subjUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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