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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 20identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD has 4 more memory slots than the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (8 vs 4). The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD (4 vs 2). Only the MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, 667,800,1066 MHz on the MSI 740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 8
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333 MHz
    • 667,800,1066 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 0+1
  • On-board graphics card
    • No
    • Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4

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60 specifications
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ASUS

M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX

Model M4A87T

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B

MSI

740GTM-P21 motherboard AMD

Model 740GTM-P21

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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom X4
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers48
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 0+1
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111ERealtek RTL8103E(L)
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 870 (RX881)AMD 740G
Motherboard southbridgeDiffersAMD SB850AMD SB710
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC888S
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one8 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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