Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

23specifications compared
7differ
16identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, K9N2GM-FIH
34 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N2GM-FIH View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 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) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 8200

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