Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45 Neo2-FIR

27specifications compared
14differ
13identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AMD
- P45 Neo2-FIR:Intel
Maximum internal memory
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- P45 Neo2-FIR:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P45 Neo2-FIR:3
Number of SATA connectors
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- P45 Neo2-FIR:8
eSATA ports quantity
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- P45 Neo2-FIR:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo2-FIR:0

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Comparison of KA790GX, P45 Neo2-FIR
41 specifications	A MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model KA790GX View product	B MSI P45 Neo2-FIR View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	8
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE1394 / FireWire, Realtek 8111C
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win Vista
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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