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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 vs MSI B85M-P33 V3

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 20identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85M-P33 V3 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (1 vs 0). The MSI B85M-P33 V3 has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 (4 vs 0). The ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3 has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 V3 (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3, Intel on the MSI B85M-P33 V3. Compatible processor series: AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon II on the ASUS M5A78L-M LE/USB3, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI B85M-P33 V3.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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59 specifications
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ASUS

M5A78L-M LE/USB3View product
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MSI

B85M-P33 V3View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Sempron, AMD Athlon IIIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1866,1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneHybrid CrossFireX
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 3000
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers04
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRRealtek RTL8111G
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCMini PC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GIntel® B85
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one3.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers198 mm231 mm

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