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MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX vs MSI A78M-E35 V2

46specifications compared
12differ
34identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX (2 vs 1). The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX (6 vs 4). The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX (6 vs 4). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz on the MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX, 1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz on the MSI A78M-E35 V2. Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA III on the MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX, SATA III on the MSI A78M-E35 V2.

Supported memory clock speeds
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- A78M-E35 V2:1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:M.2, SATA III
- A78M-E35 V2:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:1
- A78M-E35 V2:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:4
- A78M-E35 V2:6
Number of SATA connectors
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:4
- A78M-E35 V2:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:2
- A78M-E35 V2:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:1
- A78M-E35 V2:2
Component for
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:Mini PC
- A78M-E35 V2:PC

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Comparison of A68HI, A78M-E35 V2
57 specifications	A MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX Model A68HI View product	B MSI A78M-E35 V2 View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Mini PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A68H	AMD A78
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	216 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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