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

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
- M3N78 SE:AMD
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78 SE:Socket AM2
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N78 SE:2
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78 SE:8 GB
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78 SE:3
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78 SE:4
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:6
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78 SE:1
- P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M3N78 SE, P45-8D
44 specifications	A ASUS M3N78 SE View product	B MSI P45-8D motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P45-8D View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA2
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA2

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