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GIGABYTE GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

41specifications compared
11differ
30identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
S/PDIF out port
- GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Yes
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:No
Motherboard form factor
- GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-EG41MF-S2H, GA-G31M-ES2L
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG41MF-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EG41MF-S2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-ES2L View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltage	1.8 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	8	8
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 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) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	0	0
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista,XP	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slots	2 x PCI	2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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