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
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
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
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
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
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
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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