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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD vs MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 25identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD (6 vs 5). The MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD (2 vs 1). The MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX (1 vs 0). Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD, Socket AM2 on the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD, ATX on the MSI 790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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46 specifications
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MSI

785GM-E65 motherboard AMD

Model 785GM-E65

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B

MSI

790XT-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM2 ATX

Model 790XT-G45

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 1+0, JBOD0, 1, 1+0, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers56
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs66
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111DLRealtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 785GAMD 790X
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slots22
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeIDEIDE
Controller interface typeSATAIISATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Audio outputKnown for oneRealtek ALC889

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