Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD vs MSI X58 Platinum SLI

22specifications compared
19differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- X58 Platinum SLI:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:4
- X58 Platinum SLI:6
Maximum internal memory
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:16 GB
- X58 Platinum SLI:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:8
- X58 Platinum SLI:0
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:6
- X58 Platinum SLI:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:4
- X58 Platinum SLI:8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:2
- X58 Platinum SLI:0
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:0
- X58 Platinum SLI:1

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Comparison of M4A88TD-M/USB3, X58 Platinum SLI
44 specifications	A ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD Model M4A88TD-M/USB3 View product	B MSI X58 Platinum SLI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	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
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports9 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC892	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	0 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	0 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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