Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

29specifications compared
14differ
15identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-EG31MF-S2, GA-M78SM-S2H
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EG31MF-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M78SM-S2H 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltage	1.8 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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