Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX

46specifications compared
10differ
36identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX has 0.4 GT/s more system bus rate than the MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX (5.2 GT/s vs 4.8 GT/s). The MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX (2 vs 1). Motherboard chipset: AMD 970 on the MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX, AMD 990FX on the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX.

System bus rate
- 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:4.8 GT/s
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:5.2 GT/s
USB 2.0 connectors
- 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:3
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:8
Headphone outputs
- 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:6
Motherboard chipset
- 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 970
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 990FX
PCI Express x1 slots
- 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:4
PCI slots
- 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of 970A-G45, 990FXA-GD65
62 specifications	A MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX Model 970A-G45 View product	B MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX Model 990FXA-GD65 View product
Processor2 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateDiffers	4.8 GT/s	5.2 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 970	AMD 990FX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	225 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA III 6Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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