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ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 vs MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 22identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • M4A89TD PRO/USB3:0, 1, 5, 10
    • 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M4A89TD PRO/USB3:1
    • 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • M4A89TD PRO/USB3:1
    • 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
  • LAN controller
    • M4A89TD PRO/USB3:Realtek RTL8111E
    • 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Atheros AR8131M
  • Networking features
    • M4A89TD PRO/USB3:Gigabit LAN
    • 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:PCI-E GbLAN
  • Audio chip
    • M4A89TD PRO/USB3:Realtek ALC892
    • 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:VIA VT1828S
  • Width
    • M4A89TD PRO/USB3:305 mm
    • 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:210 mm
  • Depth
    • M4A89TD PRO/USB3:244 mm
    • 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of M4A89TD PRO/USB3, 870-G45
52 specifications
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111EAtheros AR8131M
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANPCI-E GbLAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 890FXUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892VIA VT1828S
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 133/100Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 6.0 Gb/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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