Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A79 Deluxe vs MSI MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A79 Deluxe:AMD
- MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A79 Deluxe:Socket AM2
- MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- M4A79 Deluxe:4
- MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A79 Deluxe:5
- MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A79 Deluxe:6
- MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A79 Deluxe:1
- MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX:0
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A79 Deluxe:1
- MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A79 Deluxe:1
- MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX:0

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Comparison of M4A79 Deluxe, MS-9A07
28 specifications	A ASUS M4A79 Deluxe View product	B MSI MS-9A07 Socket 478 mini ITX Model MS-9A07 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 478
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X3100
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82566DC
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Cl. B/ CE / C-Tick / BSMI / VCCI
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source

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