Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9A2GM-F V3 vs MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (4 vs 2). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (8 vs 4). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 8 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (12 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI K9A2GM-F V3, Intel on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2GM-F V3, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard.

Processor manufacturer
- K9A2GM-F V3:AMD
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:Intel
Processor socket
- K9A2GM-F V3:Socket AM2
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- K9A2GM-F V3:2
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:4
Number of SATA connectors
- K9A2GM-F V3:4
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- K9A2GM-F V3:4
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- K9A2GM-F V3:1
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:0
Headphone outputs
- K9A2GM-F V3:6
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:1
Motherboard form factor
- K9A2GM-F V3:mini ATX
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:ATX

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Comparison of K9A2GM-F V3, P45NEO2-FR Motherboard
42 specifications	A MSI K9A2GM-F V3 View product	B MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	0 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	IEEE1394 / FireWire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 740G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888 / ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	215 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon 2100	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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