Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD

31specifications compared
13differ
18identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD (6 vs 5). The MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 0, 1 on the MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX, 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD on the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD. LAN controller: Atheros AR8131M on the MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX, Realtek RTL8111D(L) on the MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD.

RAID levels
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:5
eSATA ports quantity
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:1
HDMI ports quantity
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:1
LAN controller
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Atheros AR8131M
- 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD:Realtek RTL8111D(L)

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Comparison of 870-G45, 880GM-E43
34 specifications	A MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870-G45 View product	B MSI 880GM-E43 motherboard AMD Model 880GM-E43 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
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	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 quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8131M	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking features	PCI-E GbLAN	PCI-E GbLAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 880G
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC888S / ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB710

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