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ASUS M4N98TD EVO vs MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 20identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • M4N98TD EVO:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M4N98TD EVO:5
    • 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M4N98TD EVO:1
    • 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M4N98TD EVO:2
    • 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • M4N98TD EVO:1
    • 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
  • Audio chip
    • M4N98TD EVO:VIA VT1708S
    • 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC889
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • M4N98TD EVO:2
    • 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
  • Controller interface type
    • M4N98TD EVO:SATA 3.0 Gb/s
    • 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:SATA III

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Comparison of M4N98TD EVO, 870A-G54
52 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — 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
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneNVIDIA nForce 980a SLIUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3.0 Gb/sSATA III

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