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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 12identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • Socket AM3
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 5
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8211CL
    • Realtek RTL8111D(L)

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46 specifications
A

ASUS

M3N78-AM/C/SI motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-AM/C/SI

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B

MSI

790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX

Model 790GX-G65

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers36
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers45
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790GX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce
Manageability featuresKnown for oneDMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0A, smbios V2.5, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ FLASH 2, My logo2(256 color)

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