Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX

30specifications compared
13differ
17identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:2
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:10/100 Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-MA770-US3, K9N6PGM2-V2
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA770-US3 View product	B MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6PGM2-V2 View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	NVIDIA MCP61P
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888S
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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