Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of G41M-ES2L, P55-GD65
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-ES2L View product	B MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD65 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	224 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	194 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source

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