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ASUS SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0)

30specifications compared
17differ
13identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:AMD
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:Socket 940
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:2
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:2
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):1
Number of EATX power connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:0
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of SK8N, GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0)
56 specifications	A ASUS SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX Model SK8N View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown 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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC650	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	5	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dolby Home Theater
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	R20378	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	MyLogo2 EZ Flash Support S/PDIF out interface CrashFree2 BIOS Q-Fan	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

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