Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI vs MSI K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

23specifications compared
9differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:4
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:8 GB
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:4
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:6
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:6
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:Realtek ALC883
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:7.1 channels
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of M3N78-EMH HDMI, K9AGM4-L
44 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI View product	B MSI K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM4-L View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	1
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	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
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	204 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL/WOR PME,WOR Ring,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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