Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:AMD
Processor socket
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
- K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9A2GM V3 Motherboard:2

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Comparison of P5N7A-VM, K9A2GM V3 Motherboard
52 specifications	A ASUS P5N7A-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N7A-VM View product	B MSI K9A2GM V3 Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	234 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 9300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 x 24.4 x 1 mm
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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