Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI X58 Platinum SLI

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- X58 Platinum SLI:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
- X58 Platinum SLI:6
Maximum internal memory
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- X58 Platinum SLI:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:3
- X58 Platinum SLI:0
Number of SATA connectors
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
- X58 Platinum SLI:8
eSATA ports quantity
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- X58 Platinum SLI:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- X58 Platinum SLI:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- X58 Platinum SLI:1

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Comparison of 870S-G54, X58 Platinum SLI
40 specifications	A MSI 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870S-G54 View product	B MSI X58 Platinum SLI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC892	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	0 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	0 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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