Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 3 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 vs 5). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (12 vs 6). The ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:12
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:0

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Comparison of M3N78-EM, P45NEO2-FR Motherboard
51 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-EM View product	B MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC120	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Anti-Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOR @ Ring, WOL/WOR @ PME, PX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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