Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX vs MSI A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Compatible processor series
- GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX:AMD E
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD Athlon
Number of memory slots
- GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX:2
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:3
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX:1333 MHz
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX:4
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX:1
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX:0
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX:mini ITX
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX:7.1 channels
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:8 channels

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Comparison of GA-E2100N, A58M-E35
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-E2100N motherboard mini ITX Model GA-E2100N View product	B MSI A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A58M-E35 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD E	AMD Athlon
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket FM2+
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	3
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 8210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
Serial port headers	1	1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	8 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD A58
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slots	1	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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