Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT vs MSI K9A2 CF

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:Intel
- K9A2 CF:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 CF:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:2
- K9A2 CF:4
RAID levels
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:0, 1
- K9A2 CF:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:2
- K9A2 CF:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:0
- K9A2 CF:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:0
- K9A2 CF:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:micro ATX
- K9A2 CF:ATX

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Comparison of GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT, K9A2 CF
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT View product	B MSI K9A2 CF View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
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 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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	NVIDIA nForce 610i	AMD 790X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2xPCI-E (x16), 1xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	244 x 194	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA CineFX 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm

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