Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI P6NG Neo-Digital

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P6NG Neo-Digital:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P6NG Neo-Digital:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- P6NG Neo-Digital:2
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- P6NG Neo-Digital:2 GB
RAID levels
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P6NG Neo-Digital:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P6NG Neo-Digital:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
- P6NG Neo-Digital:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- P6NG Neo-Digital:4

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Comparison of M3N78-VM, P6NG Neo-Digital
33 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-VM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-VM View product	B MSI P6NG Neo-Digital View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown 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
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	205 mm
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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