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GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI K9A2GM-F V3

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:4
- K9A2GM-F V3:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- K9A2GM-F V3:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:12
- K9A2GM-F V3:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:6
- K9A2GM-F V3:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:3
- K9A2GM-F V3:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- K9A2GM-F V3:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- K9A2GM-F V3:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- K9A2GM-F V3:0

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Comparison of GA-MA790GP-DS4H, K9A2GM-F V3
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA790GP-DS4H View product	B MSI K9A2GM-F V3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	3	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	IEEE1394 / FireWire
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 790GX	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Win Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	215 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATI Radeon 2100
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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