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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
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
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers30
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
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
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
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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