Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207) vs MSI K9A Platinum

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207):Socket F (1207)
- K9A Platinum:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207):32 GB
- K9A Platinum:8 GB
RAID levels
- KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207):0, 1, 5, 10
- K9A Platinum:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207):1
- K9A Platinum:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207):2
- K9A Platinum:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207):2
- K9A Platinum:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207):1
- K9A Platinum:2
Depth
- KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207):330 mm
- K9A Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of KFN4-D16/SAS, K9A Platinum
44 specifications	A ASUS KFN4-D16/SAS Socket F (1207) Model KFN4-D16/SAS View product	B MSI K9A Platinum View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket F (1207)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x 133MHz PCI-X (ZCR) 1 x 133MHz PCI-X 1 x 133MHz PCI-X 1 x 32bit / 33MHz PCI 1 x HTX 1 x PCI-E x 16 (x8 link) 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	LSI SAS1068	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	nVIDIA nForce 2000 Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI ES1000 PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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