Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX vs MSI K9A2 CF

22specifications compared
9differ
13identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:Intel
- K9A2 CF:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 CF:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:3
- K9A2 CF:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
- K9A2 CF:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
- K9A2 CF:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:0
- K9A2 CF:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:0
- K9A2 CF:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:micro ATX
- K9A2 CF:ATX

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Comparison of GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX, K9A2 CF
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX View product	B MSI K9A2 CF View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2600 MHz
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out 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	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown 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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI	2xPCI-E (x16), 1xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	244 x 244	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm

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