Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI vs MSI P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:AMD
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:Socket AM2
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:8 GB
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
Graphics card
- M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:GeForce 8
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Chrome9 HC
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:6
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:6
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Audio chip
- M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:ADI AD1988B
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI:305 mm
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI, P4M900M3-L
42 specifications	A ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI View product	B MSI P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P4M900M3-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardDiffers	GeForce 8	Chrome9 HC
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI-E X16 2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL

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