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GIGABYTE GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

30specifications compared
12differ
18identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-EG41MFT-US2H, GA-MA78LM-S2
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG41MFT-US2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78LM-S2 motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-MA78LM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD 3000
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Win 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	243 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IT8718

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