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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX vs MSI Z68MA-G45 (B3)

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 28identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket FM1
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0

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63 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX

Model GA-A75M-S2V

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B

MSI

Z68MA-G45 (B3)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket FM1LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD A, AMD E2Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers04
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A75Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC892
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers210 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security OEM
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720

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