Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD vs MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

30specifications compared
14differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:4
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
LAN controller
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:Realtek RTL8111E
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Atheros AR8131M
Networking features
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:Gigabit LAN
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:PCI-E GbLAN

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Comparison of M4A88T-M/USB3, 870-G45
51 specifications	A ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD Model M4A88T-M/USB3 View product	B MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870-G45 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 4250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	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
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Atheros AR8131M
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	PCI-E GbLAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	VIA VT1828S
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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