Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
60known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
On-board graphics card
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P8B-M, GA-G41MT-D3V
79 specifications	A ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-D3V motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41MT-D3V View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X4500
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C204	Intel® G41
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH7
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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