Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0) vs MSI K9AG Neo2

18specifications compared
4differ
14identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):16 GB
- K9AG Neo2:8 GB
Audio chip
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):Realtek ALC883
- K9AG Neo2:Realtek ALC888
Depth
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):214 mm
- K9AG Neo2:210 mm

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Comparison of GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0), K9AG Neo2
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI K9AG Neo2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
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	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	6	6
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI-E x 1 4 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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