Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI K9A2 CF

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
- K9A2 CF:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):2
- K9A2 CF:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):6
- K9A2 CF:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):2
- K9A2 CF:1
Motherboard chipset
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):AMD 770
- K9A2 CF:AMD 790X
Depth
- GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0):210 mm
- K9A2 CF:220 mm

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Comparison of GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0), K9A2 CF
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770-S3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI K9A2 CF View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111B	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	AMD 790X
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 4 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	2xPCI-E (x16), 1xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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