Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX

24specifications compared
11differ
13identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:4
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-M52L-S3P, 790GX-G65
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M52L-S3P View product	B MSI 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX Model 790GX-G65 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown 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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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