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GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX vs MSI RD480 Neo2-FI

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
- RD480 Neo2-FI:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:1
- RD480 Neo2-FI:2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
- RD480 Neo2-FI:ATX
Width
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm
- RD480 Neo2-FI:305 mm
Depth
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm
- RD480 Neo2-FI:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-K8N51PVMT-9, RD480 Neo2-FI
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model GA-K8N51PVMT-9 View product	B MSI RD480 Neo2-FI View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket 939	Socket 939
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Controller typeKnown for one	VIA VT 6307 IEEE1394	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC880	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-Express X16 1 x PCI-Express X1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x 32-bit Master 3.3v/5v PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	24.4 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	24.4 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x S-Video	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA Firewall NVIDIA RAID 0,1,0+1,5 Norton Internet Security Xpress Installation Xpress Recovery 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 Ch Realtek ALC880
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8110SB LAN (10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1000Mb/s)

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