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MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 2). The MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard.

Processor manufacturer
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- X48PLATINUM Motherboard:Intel
Processor socket
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- X48PLATINUM Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- X48PLATINUM Motherboard:4
Number of SATA connectors
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- X48PLATINUM Motherboard:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- X48PLATINUM Motherboard:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- X48PLATINUM Motherboard:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- X48PLATINUM Motherboard:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- X48PLATINUM Motherboard:0

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Comparison of K9N6SGM-VV.2, X48PLATINUM Motherboard
36 specifications	A MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6SGM-VV.2 View product	B MSI X48PLATINUM Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	208.3 mm	248.9 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	309.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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