Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4N78 SE vs MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

28specifications compared
16differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- M4N78 SE:Socket AM2
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- M4N78 SE:2
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M4N78 SE:8 GB
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4N78 SE:3
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4N78 SE:4
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4N78 SE:6
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4N78 SE:1
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- M4N78 SE:0
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of M4N78 SE, 790FX-GD70
46 specifications	A ASUS M4N78 SE View product	B MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX Model 790FX-GD70 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	340 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	245 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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