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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe vs MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 18identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe (8 vs 6). The MSI P45PLATINUM 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 P45PLATINUM Motherboard (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, Intel on the MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 12
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 3
    • 0
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC1200
    • Realtek ALC888

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51 specifications
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ASUS

M3A79-T DeluxeView product
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P45PLATINUM MotherboardView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers612
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers30
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneMarvell 88E8056
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
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 slots22
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
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 subj
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXE
Audio outputKnown for oneYes

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