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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD vs MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3)

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 16identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (1 vs 0). The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 2 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) (2 vs 0). The MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD, Intel on the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3). Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3).

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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66 specifications
A

ASUS

M5A78L/USB3 AMD

Model M5A78L/USB3

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B

MSI

Z68A-GD65 (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
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers20
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 760GIntel Z68
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers216 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66

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