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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI P31 Neo-F V2

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 14identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (3 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (6 vs 4). The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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44 specifications
A

ASUS

M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model M3N78-CM

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MSI

P31 Neo-F V2View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
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) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneRealtek 8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm220 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
I/O portsKnown for one1 x IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit

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