Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Striker II Extreme vs MSI K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

21specifications compared
18differ
3identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Striker II Extreme:Intel
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Striker II Extreme:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- Striker II Extreme:4
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- Striker II Extreme:8 GB
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
RAID levels
- Striker II Extreme:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- Striker II Extreme:6
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Number of SATA connectors
- Striker II Extreme:6
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Striker II Extreme:6
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4

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Comparison of Striker II Extreme, K9AGM4-L
64 specifications	A ASUS Striker II Extreme View product	B MSI K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM4-L View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4	AMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1333,1600,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	204 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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