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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204 vs MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 7identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 4
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® 82574L
    • Realtek RTL8111E
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® C204
    • AMD 970
  • PCI slots
    • 3
    • 2

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60 specifications
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ASUS

P8B-E/4L motherboard Intel® C204

Model P8B-E/4L

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B

MSI

970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

Model 970A-G45

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneAMD
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one4.8 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz800,1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers41
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C204AMD 970
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
PCI slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA III 6Gb/s
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%

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