Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:4
RAID levels
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:6
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:2
Motherboard chipset
- GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:AMD 740G
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:AMD 780G

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Comparison of GA-MA74GM-S2H, K9A2GM-FIH
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GM-S2H View product	B MSI K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD Model K9A2GM-FIH View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	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
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 740G	AMD 780G
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/ XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 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 one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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