Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

32specifications compared
13differ
19identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8 GB
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of 790X-G45, NF980-G65
45 specifications	A MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model 790X-G45 View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 790X	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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