Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI DKA790GX Platinum vs MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

29specifications compared
7differ
22identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI DKA790GX Platinum has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI DKA790GX Platinum has 1 more PCI Express x1 slots than the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI DKA790GX Platinum has 1 more PCI Express x16 slots than the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (2 vs 1). Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD on the MSI DKA790GX Platinum, 0, 1 on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor socket
- DKA790GX Platinum:Socket AM2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- DKA790GX Platinum:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- DKA790GX Platinum:1
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PCI Express x1 slots
- DKA790GX Platinum:2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
PCI Express x16 slots
- DKA790GX Platinum:2
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Width
- DKA790GX Platinum:304 mm
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- DKA790GX Platinum:245 mm
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:230 mm

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Comparison of DKA790GX Platinum, KA790GX
34 specifications	A MSI DKA790GX Platinum View product	B MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model KA790GX View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/Oidentical
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	230 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD SB750	Unknown — not stated by the source

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