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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9A2 Platinum vs MSI Motherboard K9N NEO V3

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 16identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
    • Realtek ALC888

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45 specifications
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K9A2 PlatinumView product
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Motherboard K9N NEO V3View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM2Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one2600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111BRealtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC888 / ALC888TRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one245 mm

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