Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-EG41MFT-US2H, 790X-G45
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG41MFT-US2H View product	B MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model 790X-G45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1828S
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	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
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm

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