Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI X58 Platinum

33specifications compared
18differ
15identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- X58 Platinum:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- X58 Platinum:6
Maximum internal memory
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
- X58 Platinum:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- X58 Platinum:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- X58 Platinum:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- X58 Platinum:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- X58 Platinum:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- X58 Platinum:1

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Comparison of P7NGM-Digital, X58 Platinum
45 specifications	A MSI P7NGM-Digital LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P7NGM-Digital View product	B MSI X58 Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	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
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
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	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
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	IEEE1394, FireWire, Realtek 8111C
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x GreenPower Genie 1 x Reset Button 1 x Power Button 1 x D-LED2 1 x Clear CMOS 1 x Optical SPDIF-out (Back Panel)
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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