Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX

42specifications compared
15differ
27identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX (6 vs 4). Only the MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, 800,1066,1333 MHz on the MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
On-board graphics card
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:No
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:3
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:2
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:3
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A87TD/USB3, NF725GM-P43
68 specifications	A ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A87TD/USB3 View product	B MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX Model NF725GM-P43 View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 7025
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	NVIDIA nForce 630a
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1818	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	1.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	8 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 7025
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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