All categories
Phones & WearablesView all 31

Departments

Phones & WearablesComputers & TabletsComponents & StorageNetworkingPrinting & OfficePower & ChargingTV, Audio & VideoGaming, Toys & RobotsKitchen AppliancesHome AppliancesPersonal Care & HealthSmart Home & SecurityCar & MobilityTools & GardenCameras & Photo

Shopping country

Browse

All categoriesCompare products

Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 vs MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

Add a product
  • 30specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 18identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 (3 vs 2). The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX (7 vs 6). The ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX (8 vs 6). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, 0, 1 on the MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8112L on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, Atheros AR8131M on the MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX.

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 7
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8112L
    • Atheros AR8131M
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit LAN
    • PCI-E GbLAN

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only
52 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A79XTD EVO/USB3View product
B

MSI

870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

Model 870-G45

View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers76
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8112LAtheros AR8131M
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANPCI-E GbLAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 790X
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SVIA VT1828S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons