Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
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
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 8200

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