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MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard vs MSI X48CPLATINUM Motherboard

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 21identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI X48CPLATINUM Motherboard (3 vs 2). The MSI X48CPLATINUM Motherboard has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard (6 vs 4). The MSI X48CPLATINUM Motherboard has 4 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard (5 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard, Intel on the MSI X48CPLATINUM Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI X48CPLATINUM Motherboard.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:AMD
    • X48CPLATINUM Motherboard:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:Socket AM2
    • X48CPLATINUM Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:3
    • X48CPLATINUM Motherboard:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:4
    • X48CPLATINUM Motherboard:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:1
    • X48CPLATINUM Motherboard:5
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:0
    • X48CPLATINUM Motherboard:1
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:1
    • X48CPLATINUM Motherboard:2
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:1
    • X48CPLATINUM Motherboard:2

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Comparison of K9A2NEO-F Motherboard, X48CPLATINUM Motherboard
39 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers15
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers243.8 mm248.9 mm
DepthDiffers303.7 mm309.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one1 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 Serial portUnknown — not stated by the source

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