Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

29specifications compared
9differ
20identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:6
Networking features
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-EG41MFT-US2H, NF980-G65
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG41MFT-US2H View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 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
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	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

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