Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI KA780GM2 AMD

26specifications compared
15differ
11identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- KA780GM2 AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:4
- KA780GM2 AMD:2
Maximum internal memory
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- KA780GM2 AMD:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- KA780GM2 AMD:3
Number of SATA connectors
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:8
- KA780GM2 AMD:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:7
- KA780GM2 AMD:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- KA780GM2 AMD:1
eSATA ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- KA780GM2 AMD:0

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Comparison of 790FX-GD70, KA780GM2
44 specifications	A MSI 790FX-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX Model 790FX-GD70 View product	B MSI KA780GM2 AMD Model KA780GM2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Phenom
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI-E Gen 2.0
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	340 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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