Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9N Ultra vs MSI K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- K9N Ultra:3
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- K9N Ultra:6
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- K9N Ultra:2
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- K9N Ultra:0
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- K9N Ultra:ATX
- K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of K9N Ultra, K9NGM
43 specifications	A MSI K9N Ultra View product	B MSI K9NGM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual LAN jacks - Dual LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet - VSC8601	10Mb/s & 100MB/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	-1 PCI Express x16 -3 PCI Express x1 -3 PCI slots, 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus	2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	30.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	24.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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