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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Motherboard AMD790X vs MSI K9A2 CF

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 18identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC889A
    • Realtek ALC888
  • Depth
    • 224 mm
    • 220 mm

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GIGABYTE

Motherboard AMD790XView product
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MSI

K9A2 CFView product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one2600 MHz
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers21
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers-2 x PCI Express x16 -3 x PCI Express x1 -2 x PCI.2xPCI-E (x16), 1xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers224 mm220 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Audio outputKnown for oneS/PDIF
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresKnown for one-@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress Install -Xpress Recovery2 -Virtual Dual BIOS.

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