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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 740GM-P25 AMD vs MSI 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 18identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 5
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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52 specifications
A

MSI

740GM-P25 AMD

Model 740GM-P25

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B

MSI

890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

Model 890FXA-GD70

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Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers45
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersAtheros AR8131MRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffersGb LANFast Ethernet MAC / PHY
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7 32/64bit/XP/Vista
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740G
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers15
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers205 mm245 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersIDESATAIII
I/O portsKnown for one1 x CMOS 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF-out 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out
RAID controller typeKnown for oneAMD SB850
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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