Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775 vs MSI G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

23specifications compared
6differ
17identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775:2 GB
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775:2
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775:0
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775:0
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Audio chip
- GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775:Realtek ALC655
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889
Depth
- GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775:236 mm
- G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:200 mm

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Comparison of GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775, G41M-P25
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-G, 915G, Socket 775 View product	B MSI G41M-P25 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P25 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
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 in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC655	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	236 mm	200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Anti Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader	Unknown — not stated by the source

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