Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI vs MSI P6N SLI Platinum

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor system buses supported
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:533,800,1066,1333 MHz
- P6N SLI Platinum:1333 MHz
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:2
- P6N SLI Platinum:1
Width
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:305 mm
- P6N SLI Platinum:245 mm
Depth
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:244 mm
- P6N SLI Platinum:304 mm

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Comparison of GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI, P6N SLI Platinum
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI View product	B MSI P6N SLI Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedDiffers	533,800,1066,1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1	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 controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E1116	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE1394	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 2 PCI Express x16 slots (Note 2) - 2 PCI Express x1 slots - 3 PCI slots	1 x PCI-E (x1) 3 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x16
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 x USB 2.0 4 x S-ATA II RAID 2 x U-DMA133 IDE

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