Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 vs MSI 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

39specifications compared
21differ
18identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3:0, 1, 5, 10
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3:4
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3:5
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3:6
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3, 890FXA-GD70
57 specifications	A ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 View product	B MSI 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX Model 890FXA-GD70 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
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/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Fast Ethernet MAC / PHY
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 32/64bit/XP/Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	5
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
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	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
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	SATAIII
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x CMOS 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF-out 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850

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