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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 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
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
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
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
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
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
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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