Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX vs MSI K9N Ultra

21specifications compared
12differ
9identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:Socket 939
- K9N Ultra:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:4 GB
- K9N Ultra:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:2
- K9N Ultra:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:2
- K9N Ultra:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:2
- K9N Ultra:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:3
- K9N Ultra:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:1
- K9N Ultra:2
Headphone outputs
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:1
- K9N Ultra:0

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Comparison of GA-K8NS-939, K9N Ultra
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX Model GA-K8NS-939 View product	B MSI K9N Ultra View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	0
Microphone inDiffers	Yes	No
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual LAN jacks - Dual LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet - VSC8601
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP 5 x PCI (PCI 2.3)	-1 PCI Express x16 -3 PCI Express x1 -3 PCI slots, 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	30.5 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	24.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC850 Audio AC'97	Unknown — not stated by the source

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