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ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI P43 Neo3-FR

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (8 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 3). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 vs 6). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P43 Neo3-FR:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P43 Neo3-FR:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P43 Neo3-FR:4 GB
RAID levels
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P43 Neo3-FR:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- P43 Neo3-FR:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P43 Neo3-FR:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P43 Neo3-FR:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P43 Neo3-FR:2

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Comparison of M3N78-CM, P43 Neo3-FR
42 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-CM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-CM View product	B MSI P43 Neo3-FR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 915P Express
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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