Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87TD EVO vs MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

29specifications compared
5differ
24identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M4A87TD EVO:0, 1, 5, 10
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 10
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A87TD EVO:2
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A87TD EVO:1
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
Audio chip
- M4A87TD EVO:VIA VT1818
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC889
Controller interface type
- M4A87TD EVO:SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:SATA III

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Comparison of M4A87TD EVO, 870A-G54
51 specifications	A ASUS M4A87TD EVO View product	B MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870A-G54 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1818	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	224 mm	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 6.0 Gb/s	SATA III
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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