Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs MSI K7T Turbo

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
- K7T Turbo:AMD
Processor socket
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- K7T Turbo:Socket A (462)
Number of memory slots
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- K7T Turbo:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
- K7T Turbo:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4
- K7T Turbo:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
- K7T Turbo:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- K7T Turbo:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
- K7T Turbo:0

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Comparison of 945GCM478, K7T Turbo
36 specifications	A MSI 945GCM478 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model 945GCM478 View product	B MSI K7T Turbo View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	Socket A (462)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	3
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	4
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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6

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