Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P6N Diamond

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor system buses supported
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1066 MHz
- P6N Diamond:1333 MHz
RAID levels
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- P6N Diamond:0, 1, 0+1
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P6N Diamond:7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- P6N Diamond:4
Motherboard form factor
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P6N Diamond:ATX

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Comparison of GA-5EASV, P6N Diamond
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-5EASV View product	B MSI P6N Diamond View product
Processor2 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor system buses supportedDiffers	1066 MHz	1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	XGI Z7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU 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 IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82573L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	GbE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI-E x8, 1xPCI x4, 2xPCI	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1 4x PCI-E x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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