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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 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
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	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
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
Expansion slots1 differ
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
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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