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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 SE vs MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 18identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M3N78 SE (4 vs 2). The MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78 SE (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78 SE (4 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 SE, Intel on the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 SE, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

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

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ASUS

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MSI

P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P45-8D

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slots33
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA2
RAID controller typeKnown for oneSATA2

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