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GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI MB P45 Zilent

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- MB P45 Zilent:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- MB P45 Zilent:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- MB P45 Zilent:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- MB P45 Zilent:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- MB P45 Zilent:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- MB P45 Zilent:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- MB P45 Zilent:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- MB P45 Zilent:0

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Comparison of GA-EG31M-S2, MB P45 Zilent
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG31M-S2 View product	B MSI MB P45 Zilent View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
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	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm

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