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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 16identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1
    • 0, 1, 0+1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Motherboard chipset
    • AMD 740G
    • AMD 780G

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39 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA74GM-S2H

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B

MSI

K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD

Model K9A2GM-FIH

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111CRealtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 740GAMD 780G
Audio chipRealtek ALC888Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm

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