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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
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
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
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CLUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200Unknown — not stated by the source
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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