Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9A2 Platinum V2 vs MSI P7N Zilent

20specifications compared
9differ
11identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K9A2 Platinum V2:AMD
- P7N Zilent:Intel
Processor socket
- K9A2 Platinum V2:Socket AM2
- P7N Zilent:LGA 775 (Socket T)
RAID levels
- K9A2 Platinum V2:0, 1, 0+1
- P7N Zilent:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- K9A2 Platinum V2:4
- P7N Zilent:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- K9A2 Platinum V2:1
- P7N Zilent:2
Audio chip
- K9A2 Platinum V2:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
- P7N Zilent:Realtek ALC888
Width
- K9A2 Platinum V2:305 mm
- P7N Zilent:245 mm
Depth
- K9A2 Platinum V2:245 mm
- P7N Zilent:304 mm

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Comparison of K9A2 Platinum V2, P7N Zilent
36 specifications	A MSI K9A2 Platinum V2 View product	B MSI P7N Zilent 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® Pentium® D
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1	2 x PCI 2 x IDE 3 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	304 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE/SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Circu-pipe, Zalman CPU Cooling

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