Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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
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
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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 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

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