Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 880GMA-E45 AMD vs MSI 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:4
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:4
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:0
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:1
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- 880GMA-E45 AMD:micro ATX
- 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of 880GMA-E45, 890FXA-GD70
46 specifications	A MSI 880GMA-E45 AMD Model 880GMA-E45 View product	B MSI 890FXA-GD70 Socket AM3 ATX Model 890FXA-GD70 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking features	Fast Ethernet MAC / PHY	Fast Ethernet MAC / PHY
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 32/64bit/XP/Vista
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	5
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	237 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAIII
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x CMOS 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF-out 1 x Optical S/PDIF-out
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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