Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

24specifications compared
8differ
16identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5.1 channels
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:7.1 channels
Depth
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:220 mm
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-EG31MF-S2, K9N2GM-FIH
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EG31MF-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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 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	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
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

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