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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD vs MSI Z68A-G43 (B3)

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 27identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (4 vs 3). The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) (6 vs 2). The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (4 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD, Intel on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3). Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3).

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 3

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71 specifications
A

ASUS

M5A78L/USB3 AMD

Model M5A78L/USB3

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B

MSI

Z68A-G43 (B3)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one140 W
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers04
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers20
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers31
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GIntel Z68
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers216 mm220 mm
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Controller interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100/66Intel Z68 (B3)

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