Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9N2G Neo-FD

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- K9N2G Neo-FD:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- K9N2G Neo-FD:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- K9N2G Neo-FD:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- K9N2G Neo-FD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2G Neo-FD:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2G Neo-FD:2
HDMI ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2G Neo-FD:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- K9N2G Neo-FD:1

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, K9N2G Neo-FD
44 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B MSI K9N2G Neo-FD View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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