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ASUS SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

30specifications compared
17differ
13identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:AMD
- GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:Socket 940
- GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:4
- GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:2
- GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:2
- GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:0
- GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of SK8N, GA-EG41M-S2H
53 specifications	A ASUS SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX Model SK8N View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG41M-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG41M-S2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC650	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/9X/ME
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	R20378	iTE IT8718
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 x 207 x 0 mm
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	MyLogo2 EZ Flash Support S/PDIF out interface CrashFree2 BIOS Q-Fan	@BIOS Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Time Repair Q-Share
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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