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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 PRO vs MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 13identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, Intel on the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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ASUS

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G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model G31M3-F

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista, Windows XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers32
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI-E Gen 2.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, Anti-virus software (OEM)
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersNVIDIA GeForce 8300SATA
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
Special featuresKnown for one- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVI
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connector
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE

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