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ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI vs MSI P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:AMD
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:Socket AM2
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:8 GB
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:6
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:micro ATX
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- M3N78-EMH HDMI:Realtek ALC883
- P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of M3N78-EMH HDMI, P4M900M3-L
41 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-EMH HDMI View product	B MSI P4M900M3-L motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P4M900M3-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Chrome9 HC
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
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
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
CPU 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
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI-E X16 2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit
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
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL/WOR PME,WOR Ring,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm

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