Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX vs MSI K9A2 CF

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI K9A2 CF has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9A2 CF (8 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9A2 CF (8 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX, AMD on the MSI K9A2 CF. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2 CF.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:Intel
- K9A2 CF:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 CF:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
- K9A2 CF:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
- K9A2 CF:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
- K9A2 CF:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
- K9A2 CF:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
- K9A2 CF:1
Audio chip
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:Realtek ALC889A
- K9A2 CF:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX, K9A2 CF
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX 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
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 PCI Express x16 3 PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	2xPCI-E (x16), 1xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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