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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard vs MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 15identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard (4 vs 2). The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard (8 vs 4). The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard has 8 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard (12 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard, Intel on the MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 12
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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K9A2GM-FV3 MotherboardView product
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P45PLATINUM MotherboardView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers412
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantity11
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipRealtek ALC888Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740G
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers228.6 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers243.8 mm304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputYesYes
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
I/O portsKnown for one1 x HDMI port 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN jack 1 x Graphics Card Port

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