MSI A78M-E45 vs A78M-E35 V2 Motherboard Comparison

MSI A78M-E45 and MSI A78M-E35 V2 are both motherboards with the same Socket (FM2+), Form factor (Micro ATX) and Chipset (AMD A78). The main differences are in CrossFire Support, PCI-Express x16 Slots, RAM Slots and Maximum Supported RAM.

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MSI A78M-E45	MSI A78M-E35 V2
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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) 74	Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) -
Brand MSI	Brand MSI
Model A78M-E45	Model A78M-E35 V2
Release Date 📅 February 2014	Release Date -
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (3 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Pros HDMI output USB 3.0 4x DDR3 DIMM Slots	Pros -
Socket FM2+	Socket FM2+
Form factor Micro ATX	Form factor Micro ATX
Chipset AMD A78	Chipset AMD A78
Supported Memory DDR3 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2133Mhz	Supported Memory DDR3 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2133Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support No	ECC RAM Support No
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN No
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 1	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 0	M.2 Ports 0
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 2
Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 32 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0