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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI G43M2 mATX S775

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 13identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G43M2 mATX S775 (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI G43M2 mATX S775 (6 vs 4). The ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI G43M2 mATX S775 (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI G43M2 mATX S775. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G43M2 mATX S775.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit LAN
    • Gigabit Ethernet
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 1

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47 specifications
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ASUS

M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-AM

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MSI

G43M2 mATX S775View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC662
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mm
DepthKnown for one218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
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)
Audio outputKnown for one6

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