Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P45 Neo2-FIR

28specifications compared
12differ
16identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Neo2-FIR has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P45 Neo2-FIR (6 vs 3). The MSI P45 Neo2-FIR has 3 more SATA connectors than the MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (8 vs 5). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI P45 Neo2-FIR. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45 Neo2-FIR.

Processor manufacturer
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P45 Neo2-FIR:Intel
Processor socket
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P45 Neo2-FIR:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- P45 Neo2-FIR:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P45 Neo2-FIR:3
Number of SATA connectors
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:5
- P45 Neo2-FIR:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:0
- P45 Neo2-FIR:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:0

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Comparison of DKA790GX, P45 Neo2-FIR
42 specifications	A MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX Model DKA790GX View product	B MSI P45 Neo2-FIR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE1394 / FireWire, Realtek 8111C
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win Vista
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE

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