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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 20identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard (3 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard (6 vs 4). Networking features: Gigabit LAN on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, 10/100/1000 on the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard. Audio chip: Realtek ALC662 on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 / ALC662 on the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit LAN
    • 10/100/1000
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC662
    • Realtek ALC888 / ALC662

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51 specifications
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ASUS

M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-AM

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B

MSI

K9A2GM V3 MotherboardView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots22
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740G
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one2
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 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)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one215 x 24.4 x 1 mm

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