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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
    • K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:AMD
    • P45PLATINUM Motherboard:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:Socket AM2
    • P45PLATINUM Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:2
    • P45PLATINUM Motherboard:4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:4
    • P45PLATINUM Motherboard:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:4
    • P45PLATINUM Motherboard:12
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:0
    • P45PLATINUM Motherboard:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:1
    • P45PLATINUM Motherboard:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard:1
    • P45PLATINUM Motherboard:0

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Comparison of K9A2GM-FV3 Motherboard, P45PLATINUM Motherboard
39 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers412
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 740GUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers228.6 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers243.8 mm304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
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 PortUnknown — not stated by the source

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