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ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI MB P45 Zilent

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 19identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI MB P45 Zilent has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI MB P45 Zilent has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the MSI MB P45 Zilent (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI MB P45 Zilent. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI MB P45 Zilent.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
    • MB P45 Zilent:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
    • MB P45 Zilent:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
    • MB P45 Zilent:16 GB
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:0
    • MB P45 Zilent:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • MB P45 Zilent:0
  • Width
    • M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
    • MB P45 Zilent:245 mm
  • Depth
    • M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:244 mm
    • MB P45 Zilent:305 mm

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Comparison of M3N72-D, MB P45 Zilent
47 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectors66
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)YesYes
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 one1Unknown — 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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CLUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one1 x USB module 1 x HDMI to DVI 1 x SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connectorUnknown — not stated by the source

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