Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

28specifications compared
15differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:4
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:6
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:5
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:6
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of DKA790GX, G43M2
45 specifications	A MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model DKA790GX View product	B MSI G43M2 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	228 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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