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ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX vs MSI A78M-E35 V2

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 27identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (6 vs 2). The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX, AMD on the MSI A78M-E35 V2. Processor socket: BGA 1170 on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX, Socket FM2+ on the MSI A78M-E35 V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:Intel
    • A78M-E35 V2:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:BGA 1170
    • A78M-E35 V2:Socket FM2+
  • Compatible processor series
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:Intel® Celeron®
    • A78M-E35 V2:AMD A
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1066,1600 MHz
    • A78M-E35 V2:1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1
    • A78M-E35 V2:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
    • A78M-E35 V2:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
    • A78M-E35 V2:4
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:0
    • A78M-E35 V2:1

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Comparison of N3050M-E, A78M-E35 V2
77 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1170Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®AMD A
Processor modelKnown for oneN3050Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1600 MHz1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
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
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel 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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD A78
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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 & dimensions1 differ
Width226 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm216 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 sourceNot supported

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