Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI KA780GM2 AMD

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- KA780GM2 AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:4
- KA780GM2 AMD:2
Maximum internal memory
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- KA780GM2 AMD:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
- KA780GM2 AMD:3
Number of SATA connectors
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:5
- KA780GM2 AMD:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:6
- KA780GM2 AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- KA780GM2 AMD:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- KA780GM2 AMD:2

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Comparison of 790GX-G65, KA780GM2
43 specifications	A MSI 790GX-G65 AMD 790GX Socket AM3 ATX Model 790GX-G65 View product	B MSI KA780GM2 AMD Model KA780GM2 View product
Processor1 differ
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	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 790GX	AMD 780G
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	304 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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