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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 SE vs MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 16identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78 SE has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M3N78 SE has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard (3 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78 SE has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard (6 vs 4). Networking features: Gigabit LAN on the ASUS M3N78 SE, 10/100/1000 on the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS M3N78 SE, micro ATX on the MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit LAN
    • 10/100/1000

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46 specifications
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ASUS

M3N78 SEView product
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MSI

K9A2GM V3 MotherboardView product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740G
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one215 x 24.4 x 1 mm

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