Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

29specifications compared
17differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of M3N78-AM/C/SI, 790FX-GD70
47 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-AM/C/SI View product	B MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX Model 790FX-GD70 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8211CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	340 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	DMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0A, smbios V2.5, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ FLASH 2, My logo2(256 color)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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