Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-2CEWH Socket 940 vs MSI P4N SLI XE-F

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-2CEWH Socket 940:AMD
- P4N SLI XE-F:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-2CEWH Socket 940:Socket 940
- P4N SLI XE-F:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-2CEWH Socket 940:8
- P4N SLI XE-F:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-2CEWH Socket 940:32 GB
- P4N SLI XE-F:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- GA-2CEWH Socket 940:Extended ATX
- P4N SLI XE-F:ATX

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Comparison of GA-2CEWH Socket 940, P4N SLI XE-F
27 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-2CEWH Socket 940 View product	B MSI P4N SLI XE-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® D
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	nForce4 SLI XE

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