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ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 6identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (5 vs 4). The ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
    • P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
    • P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
    • P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:5
    • P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
    • P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
    • P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • M3N78 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
    • P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of M3N78, P7NSLI-FI
39 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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