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 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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
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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