Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX vs MSI P6N SLI V2

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX:AMD
- P6N SLI V2:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX:Socket AM2
- P6N SLI V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX:16 GB
- P6N SLI V2:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX:0, 1, 0+1
- P6N SLI V2:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX:6
- P6N SLI V2:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX:6
- P6N SLI V2:4
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX:micro ATX
- P6N SLI V2:ATX

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Comparison of GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX, P6N SLI V2
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA790FX-DS5 AMD790FX View product	B MSI P6N SLI V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI.	PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	-@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress Install -Xpress Recovery2 -Virtual Dual BIOS.	Unknown — not stated by the source

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