MSI K9N2 Diamond vs MSI K9N2 Zilent

Comparison of K9N2 Diamond, K9N2 Zilent

38 specifications	A MSI K9N2 DiamondView product	B MSI K9N2 ZilentView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supported	2600 MHz	2600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	2	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	2 x LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 3 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI	- 2 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface type	SATA II	SATA II
Controller interface type	Ultra DMA 66/100/133	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Zalman CPU Cooler

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