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ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD vs MSI 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 25identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (4 vs 3). The ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (1 vs 0). Only the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD has on-board graphics card. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD, Non-ECC on the MSI 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:ECC & Non-ECC
    • 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1066,1333 MHz
    • 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:16 GB
    • 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:32 GB
  • On-board graphics card
    • M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:Yes
    • 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:4
    • 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1
    • 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:6
    • 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M4A88TD-M motherboard AMD:1
    • 870S-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A88TD-M, 870S-G46
63 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory3 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 4250Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers65
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111ERealtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 880GAMD 870 (RX881)
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers13
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL PME,WOR PME,WOR Ring,PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB850

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