Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Eclipse SLI vs MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX

19specifications compared
12differ
7identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Eclipse SLI:Intel
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Eclipse SLI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- Eclipse SLI:6
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- Eclipse SLI:24 GB
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Eclipse SLI:10
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Eclipse SLI:2
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- Eclipse SLI:2
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Eclipse SLI:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Eclipse SLI, KA780GM
43 specifications	A MSI Eclipse SLI View product	B MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX Model KA780GM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	5
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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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