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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 PRO vs MSI MB P45 Zilent

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 17identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI MB P45 Zilent has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI MB P45 Zilent has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (1 vs 0). The MSI MB P45 Zilent has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, Intel on the MSI MB P45 Zilent. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI MB P45 Zilent.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • PCI slots
    • 3
    • 2

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49 specifications
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ASUS

M3N78 PROView product
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MSI

MB P45 ZilentView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
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 connectors11
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista, Windows XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 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 featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8300
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
Special featuresKnown for one- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVI
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connector

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