Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

28specifications compared
12differ
16identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC889A
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of GA-M750SLI-DS4, K9N2GM-FIH
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M750SLI-DS4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M750SLI-DS4 View product	B MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N2GM-FIH View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
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
Power fan connectorKnown 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
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x8 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	NVIDIA GeForce 8200
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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