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MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45 Neo3-FIR

24specifications compared
11differ
13identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Neo3-FIR has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (6 vs 4). The MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Intel on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR.

Processor manufacturer
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AMD
- P45 Neo3-FIR:Intel
Maximum internal memory
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- P45 Neo3-FIR:16 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P45 Neo3-FIR:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0
eSATA ports quantity
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- P45 Neo3-FIR:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0

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Comparison of KA790GX, P45 Neo3-FIR
35 specifications	A MSI KA790GX AMD 790GX LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model KA790GX View product	B MSI P45 Neo3-FIR View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	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
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 790GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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