Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P45 Neo3-FIR

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Neo3-FIR has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (6 vs 4). The MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR.

Processor manufacturer
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P45 Neo3-FIR:Intel
Processor socket
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P45 Neo3-FIR:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- P45 Neo3-FIR:16 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P45 Neo3-FIR:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0
eSATA ports quantity
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX:0
- P45 Neo3-FIR:1

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Comparison of KA780G, P45 Neo3-FIR
35 specifications	A MSI KA780G AMD 780G Socket AM2 ATX Model KA780G View product	B MSI P45 Neo3-FIR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	5	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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	230 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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