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 system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2600 MHz
Memory1 differ
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	AMD 790X
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
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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