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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 7identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 3 more SATA connectors than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (8 vs 5). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX (12 vs 6). The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 12
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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42 specifications
A

ASUS

M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

Model M3N78

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MSI

P45NEO2-FR MotherboardView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers58
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers612
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
Audio outputKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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