MSI K9N Platinum vs MSI K9N SLI-2F

Comparison of K9N Platinum, K9N SLI-2F

40 specifications	A MSI K9N PlatinumView product	B MSI K9N SLI-2FView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supported	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0+1, 5	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Vitesse VSC8601
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x PCI 32-bit	2 x PCI Express x16 (SLI) 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra-ATA/133	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA II	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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