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ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 vs MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

39specifications compared
15differ
24identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 (6 vs 4). The MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 (24 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, Intel on the MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, Socket B (LGA 1366) on the MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:AMD
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:Socket AM3
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:4
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:16 GB
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:2
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:7
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:1
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A79XTD EVO/USB3:8
- X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:4

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Comparison of M4A79XTD EVO/USB3, X58A-GD65
55 specifications	A ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 View product	B MSI X58A-GD65 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model X58A-GD65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
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
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3 Gb/s	AHCI
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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