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ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX vs MSI 990FXA Gaming

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 21identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 990FXA Gaming has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI 990FXA Gaming has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (3 vs 1). The MSI 990FXA Gaming has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX, AMD on the MSI 990FXA Gaming. Processor socket: BGA 1170 on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX, Socket AM3+ on the MSI 990FXA Gaming.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:Intel
    • 990FXA Gaming:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:BGA 1170
    • 990FXA Gaming:Socket AM3+
  • Compatible processor series
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:Intel® Celeron®
    • 990FXA Gaming:AMD Phenom FX
  • Number of memory slots
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
    • 990FXA Gaming:4
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1066,1600 MHz
    • 990FXA Gaming:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1
    • 990FXA Gaming:3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
    • 990FXA Gaming:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
    • 990FXA Gaming:8

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Comparison of N3050M-E, 990FXA Gaming
79 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1170Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®AMD Phenom FX
Processor modelKnown for oneN3050Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers13
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers28
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HBigfoot Killer E2205
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB950
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers13
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-xUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one4GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX

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