GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P6N SLI V2

Comparison of GA-N650SLI-DS4L, P6N SLI V2

32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-N650SLI-DS4L View product	B MSI P6N SLI V2View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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 SATA connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
TPM connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 2 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	210 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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, 5, JBOD

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