Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-EG31M-S2, K9N2GM-FIH
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG31M-S2 View product	B MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N2GM-FIH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	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
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 8200
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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