Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX

41specifications compared
13differ
28identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
Supported memory clock speeds
- G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:32 GB
PS/2 ports quantity
- G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
Motherboard chipset family
- G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD

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Comparison of G41MT-S2PT-LA, GA-A55M-DS2
64 specifications	A GIGABYTE G41MT-S2PT-LA motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41MT-S2PT-LA View product	B GIGABYTE GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model GA-A55M-DS2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket FM1
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A, AMD E2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
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
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	AMD A55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI version	1.0b	1.0b
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security

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