ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 3). RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, 0, 1 on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX. Audio chip: VIA VT1708B on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Realtek ALC861 / ALC883 / ALC888 on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX.

• Number of memory slots
  • M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
  • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
• Maximum internal memory
  • M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
  • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
• RAID levels
  • M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
  • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
  • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
• Number of SATA connectors
  • M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
  • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
  • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
• PS/2 ports quantity
  • M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
  • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
• DVI-D ports quantity
  • M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
  • K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:0