Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX

24specifications compared
8differ
16identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:8
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:7
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
Width
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:340 mm
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:304 mm

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Comparison of 790FX-GD70, 790GX-G65
33 specifications	A MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX Model 790FX-GD70 View product	B MSI 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX Model 790GX-G65 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
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	10/100/1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790GX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	340 mm	304 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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