Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78LT-M LX vs MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX

42specifications compared
19differ
23identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M4A78LT-M LX (4 vs 2). The MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX has 24 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A78LT-M LX (32 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M4A78LT-M LX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX (3 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS M4A78LT-M LX, 800,1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz on the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, JBOD on the ASUS M4A78LT-M LX, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX.

Number of memory slots
- M4A78LT-M LX:2
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78LT-M LX:8 GB
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- M4A78LT-M LX:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78LT-M LX:3
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- M4A78LT-M LX:6
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M LX:4
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M LX:0
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78LT-M LX:2
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of M4A78LT-M LX, 990FXA-GD65
73 specifications	A ASUS M4A78LT-M LX View product	B MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX Model 990FXA-GD65 View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Hybrid CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	AMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeDiffers	AMD SB710	AMD SB950
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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