Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX vs MSI K9VGM Socket AM2 micro ATX

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:Socket 939
- K9VGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:4
- K9VGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:2
- K9VGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:ATX
- K9VGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:305 mm
- K9VGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:225 mm
Depth
- GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX:244 mm
- K9VGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-K8NS-939, K9VGM
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8NS-939 Socket 939 ATX Model GA-K8NS-939 View product	B MSI K9VGM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9VGM View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s & 100MB/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x AGP 5 x PCI (PCI 2.3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC850 Audio AC'97	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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