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GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD vs MSI K9N2 Diamond

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 15identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:2
    • K9N2 Diamond:4
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
    • K9N2 Diamond:3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
    • K9N2 Diamond:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
    • K9N2 Diamond:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:1
    • K9N2 Diamond:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD:micro ATX
    • K9N2 Diamond:ATX

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Comparison of GA-MA74GM-S2H, K9N2 Diamond
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GA-MA74GM-S2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA74GM-S2H

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Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers12
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111CUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740GUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/ XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI- 3 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARDUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltra DMA 66/100/133

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