MSI A78M-E45 Motherboard

Name: MSI A78M-E45
Brand: MSI
SKU: A78M-E45
Rating: 4.7 (3 reviews)

MSI A78M-E45 Socket FM2 AMD A78 DDR3 SATA3 USB 3.0 MicroATX

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• OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
• Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
• 3 Display Outputs: HDMI/DVI/D-Sub Support
• Super Charger: fast charge iPad/iPhone/smartphone

Specifications Overview

Model	A78M-E45
Release Date	February 2014 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Socket	FM2+
Form factor	Micro ATX
Chipset	AMD A78
Supported Memory	DDR3 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2133Mhz View compatible RAM ► * 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
SLI Support	No
CrossFire Support	Yes
RAID Support	Yes
Back Connect	No
Wireless LAN	No
PCI-Express x16 Slots	2
PCI-Express x4 Slots	0
PCI-Express x1 Slots	1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports	6
SATA Express Ports	0
M.2 Ports	0
RAM Slots	4
Maximum Supported RAM	64 GB
Onboard USB 2.0	2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1	1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2	0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	0

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

HDMI output
USB 3.0
4x DDR3 DIMM Slots

Cons

Description

CPU

• AMD® Socket FM2+ A-Series/Athlon™ Processors
* Also supports FM2 A-Series/Athlon™ Processors
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• AMD® A78 Chipset

Main Memory

• 4 x DDR3 memory slots support up to 64GB
• Supports DDR3 1333/ 1600/ 1866/ 2133 MHz
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP)
• Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Slots

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot* (PCI_E1 supports up to x16 speed)
• 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E3 supports up to x4 speed)
• 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot
• 1 x PCI slot
* Only FM2+ processors can support PCIe 3.0

Graphics

• 1 x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@ 60Hz, 24bpp
• 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/ 1920x1200 @ 60Hz, 24bpp
• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 36bpp*/ 3840x2160@30Hz, 36bpp*/ 1920x1200@120Hz, 36bpp and 1920x1200@60Hz, 36bpp
* Only be supportted when using an FM2+ processors

On-Board SATA

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports by AMD® A78
- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 6Gb/s
- SATA1~6 ports support RAID 0/1/10 modes by AMD® A78

Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC887
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

• Supports Gigabit LAN by Realtek® RTL8111G
- Supports 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s and 1000Mb/s
- Compliance with PCI-Express Bus specification v1.0a

Internal I/O Connectors

- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 1 x 4-pin system fan connector
- 1 x 3-pin system fan connector
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x System panel connectors
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Parallel port connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports
- 1 x VGA port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 6 x audio jacks
* This platform supports dual-display function (HDMI+VGA, HDMI+DVI, VGA+DVI) and triple-display function (HDMI+VGA+DVI)